Madras HC asks special NIA court to comply with norms regarding appearance

CHENNAI: Confronted frequently with petitions challenging the orders of the special court at Poonamallee dealing with bomb blast cases and cases filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Madras High Court, in a recent order, criticised the court for being “insensitive” while dealing with petitions seeking to dispense with appearance of the accused during the trials and those for recalling non-bailable warrants (NBWs).

It further issued orders to the special court on how to deal with such petitions as per settled propositions of law.