Gurgaon school murder: Full-day hearings to expedite trial
The decision comes after more than two years of proceedings, during which only 21 of 123 witnesses listed by the CBI have had their statements recorded. By dedicating full days to the trial, the court aims to facilitate a swifter process, allowing for more witness testimonies during every hearing.
The case involves a former Class XI student — now 23 — who was apprehended by the CBI in Nov 2017 for the alleged murder of a Class 2 boy inside the school toilet. The accused, who was 16 at the time of the crime but is now being tried as an adult, was granted bail by the Supreme Court in Oct 2022. A separate trial is underway against five police officials at a CBI court in Panchkula for the botched up initial probe in which the cops had taken a school bus driver into custody
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Initially handled by additional chief judicial magistrate Amit Gautam, the case has now been transferred to the court of additional sessions judge Puneet Agarwal.
The next hearing is scheduled for Sept 12, when the court will sit for the entire day from 9am to 4.30pm. The court is aiming to complete recording the testimonies of at least four witnesses during every session.
Sushil Tekriwal, who represented the victim's father in court, said the court had instructed the CBI to present the maximum number of witnesses possible at every hearing.
"The court's directive is a response to the slow pace of the trial, which saw only 12 witness statements being recorded in the first six months and nine more over the following year and a half.
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The Supreme Court has also emphasised the need for a speedy trial. So, the trial court has sought to increase the frequency of hearings by seeking dates at short intervals or increasing the number of witnesses per hearing," he added.
Trial in the case started on Jan 24, 2023, when charges under Section 302 of the IPC (murder) were framed against the accused. Since Feb 20, 2023, the CBI has been presenting two witnesses per hearing — sometimes even one — though time constraints and other issues have limited the number of testimonies completed.
It was on Sept 8, 2017, that the Class 2 student was allegedly murdered by the senior student on the school campus. The accused was then 16 years and five months old.
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