Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira disapproved the practice of police personnel, with hardly any knowledge about a case being sent to the courts to give instructions to the prosecutors. He said, such a practice led to the waste of precious time of the court

[6/6, 16:50] sekarreporter1: Madras High Court deplores practice of police personnel, with no knowledge of a case, being sent to court to assist prosecutors
The Court directed the State Public Prosecutor to coordinate with the Director-General of Police to ensure that only those with sufficient knowledge about individual cases are sent to court so that there would be no “fumbling and stumbling” and wasting of the court’s time
June 06, 2023 02:04 pm | Updated 02:04 pm IST – CHENNAI

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The Madras High Court has directed State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohamed Jinnah to coordinate with the Director-General of Police (DGP) and ensure that only police personnel with sufficient knowledge about individual cases are sent to court when those cases are heard, in order to provide effective assistance to the prosecution.

Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira disapproved the practice of police personnel, with hardly any knowledge about a case being sent to the courts to give instructions to the prosecutors. He said, such a practice led to the waste of precious time of the court as these policemen do not end up providing any kind of assistance in disposing of the
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