The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on October 11 a plea which has raised the issue of safety at trial courts across country and said production of undertrial prisoners before court should not be ordered as a "matter of routine" on every date. According to cause list uploaded on apex court website, the petition will come up for hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit on Tuesday.
The petition, filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra, said even if trial court deems fit physical presence of an undertrial prisoner before it, the same can be ordered through video-conference from jails, especially in cases of gangsters, so public safety and security of judicial officers remain unaffected and the rights of accused are balanced.