Bhubaneswar, Oct. 31 -- A woman judicial officer in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district stepped out of her courtroom to record the statement of an accused person with mobility impairment who could not access the court on the upper floor of the three-storey building.
The accused, 50-year-old Bishnu Sahu of Singipur village under Jagatsinghpur police limits, and his wife are facing criminal cases registered at the police station in 2018. The cases have been pending trial for the past eight years. Sahu, who has paralysis and other serious health complications, has been unable to attend court regularly.
Under Section 351 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), a court must personally examine an accused during an inquiry or trial to allo...