The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to issue directions allowing Red Fort terror attack co-accused Jasir Bilal Wani to meet his lawyer at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) headquarters. Wani is currently in the NIA’s custodial remand.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma stated that the Court could not devise an exceptional procedure in the absence of a formal rejection order from the trial court. The matter was accordingly remanded to the Sessions Judge, with instructions to adjudicate it on Saturday.

Stressing the importance of following established judicial norms, the judge questioned the foundation of the plea. “Do you expect me to create my own procedure? I will not. This is not a special case,” Justice Sharma remarked, adding that the Court could not rely merely on oral claims tha

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