TACR/636/2026 of MAHARAJ SINGH Vs STATE OF U.P. on 7 October 2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.

2. The present transfer application has been filed for transfer of Case No. 1337 of 2026 (Sugandha Vs. Bhanu Pratap) bearing Case Crime No. 0301 of 2019, under Sections 323, 325, 506, 497, 304 IPC, Police Station Indirapuram, District Ghaziabad to any nearest district.

3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant has filed a protest petition in the proceedings which is pending.

4. This Court in Transfer Application (Criminal) No. 282 of 2021 (Smt. Sunita Devi Vs. State of U.P. and another), decided on 2nd August, 2022, has recognized the right of the litigant to participate in the judicial proceedings through video conferencing facility in pursuance to the Rules for Video Conferencing for Courts in the State of Uttar Pradesh, 2020 (for brevity hereinafter referred to as "Rules of 2020").

5. Comprehensive rules have been put in place to adopt the technology in judicial proceedings in order to enable the litigants to approach the court through digital mode. The Rules of 2020 gives choice to the litigant to approach court using digital technology. Various checks and balances have been provided under the aforesaid Rules of 2020 to protect the sanctity of the judicial process. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Chandra Sen Pal, Jay Devi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Maharaj Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)

6. The Rules of 2020 effectively address the concern of the litigants including the distance factor, threat perception and convenience. Once the Rules of 2020 have been notified in exercise of powers under Article 225 and 227 of the Constitution of India, for providing video conferencing facility to the litigant in the Courts and such an alternative channel will be able to address the concerns of the litigant as has been raised in the present transfer application. No ground for transfer of the case from one district to another is made out in view of the law laid down in Transfer Application (Criminal) No. 282 of 2021 (Smt. Sunita Devi Vs. State of U.P. and another), decided on 2nd August, 2022.

7. Under the circumstances, the present transfer application is disposed of with the liberty to the applicant to apply under Rules for Video Conferencing for Courts in the State of Uttar Pradesh, 2020 for video conference facility in judicial proceedings. It is hereby provided that in case any application is preferred by the applicant under the aforesaid Rules, the court/authority concerned shall be obliged under law to pass an appropriate order in accordance with law at the earliest. It is hereby directed that all courts and authorities shall act in aid of the Rules for Video Conferencing for Courts in the State of Uttar Pradesh, 2020. October 8, 2026 VMA TACR No. 636 of 2026 2 (Vikram D. Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHWA MOHAN ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad