Evidence of Video Conferencing and its validity

till date video conferencing is used to record the statement of witneses who presence can not be secured in courts conveniently particularly foreigners e.g. strlet murder case, mumbai terror attack/ 26/11(statement of F.B.I offficials was recorded through v.c.) etc. but this for the the first time i m hearing that whether an accused can plead guilty through v.c or not. acc. to me it should benot allowed unless there r unavoidable ... circumdtances

Dear Dhiraj, I have also not come across a single case where the need of physical presence can be made vicariously through other means, when the presence of the accused in person is required for pleading guilty or not. Let us see what other members says on this matter.

Physical presence of the accused is must within the present procedure so chance at all.

Dear Assumi Sir,

CLICK the below Link regarding Your query..

  Link: www.goforthelaw.com/articles/fromlawstu/article74.htm

Shree, Thank You for the supreb article.That is something like a sleeping pill for me.

The State of Maharashtra and P.C. Singh Vs. Dr. Praful B. Desai and Anr AIR 2003 SC 2053... Physical presence is not necessary.