Port Blair, Calcutta High Court has set up a Vulnerable Witness Deposition Center (VWDC) at the District Court at Mayabunder in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The idea behind setting up the VWDC is to protect vulnerable witnesses.
The VWDC at Mayabunder in Middle Andaman district was set up following a Supreme Court directive.
Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam, while inaugurating the center on Thursday, said the VWDC at Mayabunder, about 250 km from Port Blair, has all the necessary features.
"It has been set up at a cost of about Rs 29 lakh... I am sure the district judiciary in Mayabunder will make best use of the center so that the objective is achieved," he said.
The idea behind setting up the VWDC is to protect vulnerable witnesses.
The VWDC at Mayabunder in Middle Andaman district was set up following a Supreme Court directive.
Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam, while inaugurating the center on Thursday, said the VWDC at Mayabunder, about 250 km from Port Blair, has all the necessary features.
"It has been set up at a cost of about Rs 29 lakh... I am sure the district judiciary in Mayabunder will make best use of the center so that the objective is achieved," he said.
