The Supreme Court recently directed a Trial Court in Delhi to take suo motu action against witnesses who are found to have made untruthful statements in a murder trial.

The trial pertains to the murder of one Vijendra Singh in Shahdara (Delhi) in April 2019. Challenging the Delhi High Court's order granting bail to one of the accused, named Raj Sharma, the son of the victim, Rahul Sharma(petitioner), approached the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of his bail.

The petitioner contended that after other accused persons were released on bail, many prosecution witnesses turned hostile. He added that police complaints have been filed against the accused for alleged intimidation of witnesses.

A bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice NV Anjaria noted the submission of

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