The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea by the father of a murder victim seeking a direction to conduct a Narco Analysis Test on the accused, holding that accused persons who have categorically declined consent cannot be compelled to undergo the test. Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Selvi, the Court held that the involuntary administration of narco analysis violates the right against self-incrimination under Article 20(3), and that the victim’s right to a fair trial under Article 21, however weighty, cannot override that constitutional protection.
On Monday( August 5), dismissed Mumbai Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze informed a special court that he had sent a detailed letter to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on July 30. In the letter, Waze accused former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of coercing him into illegal activities.
