Following protests by lawyers, Delhi Police has directed that all officers and personnel will physically appear in courts for deposition and evidence presentation. The directive stated, “All Police Officers/Personnel shall go to courts for deposition/evidence.”
The Delhi Police released a circular indicating that its officers must appear in person at trial courts for depositions and evidence.
The circular stated,
“In partial modification of the earlier letter no.9860-72/CP Sectt/PHQ dated 04.09.2025, it is hereby directed that in all criminal trials, all police officers/personnel shall physically appear before the Hon’ble Courts for the purpose of deposition/evidence. This has the approval of Commissioner of Police, Delhi,”
Lawyers practicing in the trial courts of the capital have been opposing the Delhi Police’s earlier decision to designate all police stations in the National Capital Territory as “places for the purpose of presenting evidence and deposing before courts through video conferencing by police personnel only.”
This notification was initially issued on August 13, prompting lawyers to boycott work from August 22 to August 28.
The strike was called off after the Delhi Police retracted the notification and Home Minister Amit Shah agreed to meet with the protesting lawyers.
However, on September 4, the Delhi Police reinstated the notice, permitting formal police witnesses to be examined via video conferencing.
The notification specified that if the defense requested the physical presence of a police witness, the presiding judge could evaluate the request and permit a physical examination based on its merits.
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