The Supreme Court on Monday expressed grave concern over increasing incidents of violence inside court complexes and said it would frame pan-India stringent guidelines to enhance the security of trial courts, where clashes between lawyers, police personnel, and even criminals disguised as advocates have become a recurring problem.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi observed that “hardened criminals often come to court wearing lawyers’ attire and indulge in violent incidents.” The judges said that police often remain helpless due to the absence of an effective mechanism to verify the identity of persons entering court premises.

“We have seen such incidents happening in Punjab, Haryana and even in Delhi where criminals coming in black robes attack the lawyers or other

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