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Court orders in-camera trial in gang-rape case
Monday January 07, 2013 07:33:53 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
A Delhi court Monday ordered in-camera proceedings in the Dec 16
gang-rape case following the "unprecedented situation" in the
courtroom with crowds of reporters, lawyers, security personnel
and onlookers. The court also restrained the media from reporting
any news related to the case without its permission.
Metropolitan Magistrate Namrita Aggarwal said: "An unprecedented
situation arises when members of bar and public persons not
connected with the case also have started converging the courtroom
No. 207 where the present matter is going on since 12 noon."
"The courtroom has become jampacked with lots of disturbance
created from different nooks and corners," observed the court.
"It has become impossible to proceed in the case. I am passing
order for in-camera proceeding. It shall not be lawful to print
and publish any article in media without court permission."
Five of the six men accused in the gang-rape of a 23-year-old had
arrived in the Saket district court premises here but could not be
presented before the metropolitan magistrate as the courtroom was
too crowded. The sixth accused, who is 17 years and six months old
according to his school certificates, will be presented before a
juvenile justice board.
The court then said it would not hear the case unless the crowd
dispersed. The metropolitan magistrate said that there was no
space in the courtroom to present the five accused and left for
her chamber.
Around 40 security personnel also were deployed inside the
courtroom for security.
Controversy has also arisen over who will defend the five accused
- the sixth is a juvenile - alleged to have gang-raped and
tortured the young physiotherapy intern in a moving bus on Dec 16.
She died of her injuries in a Singapore hospital Dec 29.
Some lawyers Monday said they were willing to represent the
accused but others expressed their anguish.
One advocate told the court that he was approached by the family
of the accused, asking him to defend them.
"I was approached by the family of accused, I should be allowed to
meet them here to sign the 'vakalatnama' (contract with the
lawyer)," said the advocate.
To this, the judge said he would not be allowed to meet the
accused and could go to Tihar Jail to sign the papers.
The incident has caused widespread rage and protests all over the
nation, with protests being staged in several major cities, mainly
in Delhi.
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