The top court said prima facie view it appears that one particular accused is being benefited by recording statements of witnesses in a particular manner.Justice Kant said: “What appears to us is that SIT is unable to keep the investigative distance between the FIRs (one where farmers were mowed down by the car and the other accused were killed)…important to ensure evidence in 219 and 220 (FIRs) recorded independently”.The bench, stating it is not confident regarding the process adopted by Uttar Pradesh SIT to record the evidence, said: “We are inclined to appoint a judge from a different high court to monitor day-to-day investigation…till the charge sheet is filed.”The bench suggested the names of two former Punjab and Haryana High Court judges to oversee the manner in which witnesses’ statements are being recorded to avoid mixing up of the cases.The bench sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government on the appointment of an independent judge to monitor the investigation till charge sheet is filed and posted the matter for further hearing on Friday.
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