Video Conferencing Rules Relaxed to Allow Wife to Testify from Her US Residence in Cruelty Case Against Husband: Karnataka High Court
In a progressive and pragmatic ruling, the Karnataka High Court permitted a wife residing in the United States of America to record her examination-in-chief and undergo cross-examination by her husband through video conferencing directly from her home, without routing the process through the Indian Embassy or Consulate. The decision was rendered by Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum, who exercised the Court’s discretionary powers under Rule 18 of the Video Conferencing Rules,…