{"id":42574,"date":"2016-04-19T17:46:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T12:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=42574"},"modified":"2016-04-20T03:18:13","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T21:48:13","slug":"forensic-tests-done-narada-tapes-calcutta-hc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/forensic-tests-done-narada-tapes-calcutta-hc","title":{"rendered":"Forensic tests should be done on Narada tapes: Calcutta HC"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_37876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37876\" style=\"width: 259px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/cullcutta-HC.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37876\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/calcutta-hc-lawyers-stay-away-due-to-heat-litigants-suffercj-unhappy\/cullcutta-hc\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/cullcutta-HC.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"259,194\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cullcutta HC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/cullcutta-HC.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/cullcutta-HC.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-37876 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/cullcutta-HC.jpg?resize=259%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Forensic tests should be done on Narada tapes: Calcutta HC\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Forensic tests should be done on Narada tapes: Calcutta HC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Calcutta High Court today observed that since the Narada sting tapes created a flutter in society, forensic tests needed to be done to find out the genuineness of the videos circulated which show some Trinamool Congress leaders purportedly accepting money.<\/p>\n<p>A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A Banerjee, observed that since the allegations were serious in nature and had caused a flutter in society, investigations needed to be completed fast to meet the ends of justice.<\/p>\n<p>A court-appointed three-member committee submitted the raw video footages and a mobile phone used to record the sting operation before the bench which is hearing a PIL seeking an investigation by an independent agency into the allegations of Trinamool Congress leaders, including MPs and state ministers, allegedly accepting money and forensic examination of the tapes.<\/p>\n<p>Observing that the matter had impacted the people, the bench said that a proper investigation was required to be done to unravel the truth.<\/p>\n<p>The issue is dangerous as if the allegations are true and equally dangerous if the allegations are found not to be true, the court said.<\/p>\n<p>Public trust and confidence are of utmost importance and all of them are public representatives, the bench observed.<\/p>\n<p>It said that in order to find out whether the footage was genuine, forensic test should be done.<\/p>\n<p>The bench had formed the committee, comprising a CBI officer, an IGP-rank officer of West Bengal Police and the Registrar (original side) of the High Court to go to Delhi and collect the video tapes and the device used to record the sting as Mathew Samuel, editor of Narada News portal, had expressed apprehension that he could be harmed if he came to Kolkata for handing over the tapes to the court.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel handed over the tapes and the mobile phone used to videograph the sting to the committee at Banga Bhavan, West Bengal government&#8217;s guest house, in Delhi yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The matter was posted for further hearing on April 27.<\/p>\n<p>The footage and device were directed to be kept in a nationalised bank locker in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Calcutta High Court today observed that since the Narada sting tapes created a flutter in society, forensic tests needed to be done to find out the genuineness of the videos circulated which show some Trinamool Congress leaders purportedly accepting money. 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