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- Title
"Tele -- Evidence" OR Traditional method of attending court summons: A Comparative study.
- Authors
Kishore, Kaushal; Kumar, Avinash; Kumar, Gautam; Singh, Nawal Kumar; Patil, Amit; Kumar, Binay; Rastogi, Ashok Kumar
- Abstract
Introduction: Tele evidence or video conferencing is an effective tool for serving summons, and is a legitimate method of tendering evidence whenever summoned. Medical professionals are often summoned by the court of law, especially forensic pathologist for testimony as expert witness. Video conferencing If properly installed and used, has proven its mettle in terms of cost effective and other resources, besides serving basic objective, i.e. to provide evidence for legal procedure. The objective of the study was to compare the two methods of attending court for serving summons i.e. physically attending court and testimony via videoconferencing, at AIIMS Patna. Materials and methods: The available record of summons attended by the faculties and resident doctors of the department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS, Patna. The data relating to number of days spent, distance travelled, Travelling allowances, and other expenses borne for each cases were collected from the personal files of the respective faculties and resident doctors after obtaining consent from them. Results: A total of 98 summons were received by the various faculties and resident doctors of Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS, Patna in the period of January 2015 till May 2019. 52 summons were attended via videoconferencing, while the remaining 46 cases were attended physically. The total number of days spent while attending court for serving summons was 96 days, which accounted for approximately 2 days spent per cases. For videoconferencing in 52 cases, the hearing was concluded on the same day with average time consumed was roughly around 30 minutes per case. A total of 34,876 Kms of distance was travelled (to and fro) to attend the court to serve summons, and total expenditure was INR 5,72,135. Conclusion: Tele evidence is a legitimate way of testifying and It is evident from our study that tele evidence via videoconferencing seems to be good option as compared to physical presence at court for attending summons as it has a great potential in enhancing the health care, judicial trial and other key aspects too such as cost, time, physical/mental stress and overall satisfaction.
- Subjects
PATNA (India); SUMMONS; EXPERT evidence; FORENSIC pathologists; PER diem allowances; LEGAL procedure
- Publication
Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2020, Vol 20, Issue 2, p105
- ISSN
0972-5687
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5958/0974-083X.2020.00109.0