In Manojbhai Jethabhai Parmar (Rohit) vs. State of Gujarat; 2025 INSC 1433, Supreme Court's Division Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Meha delivered a 68-page long judgement dated December 15, 2025, wherein, it passed directions for compliance by all the trial courts. It reads:"82.1 All trial Courts dealing with criminal matters shall, at the conclusion of the judgment, incorporate tabulated charts summarizing: -a.Witnesses examined, b. Documents exhibited, and c. Material objects (muddamal) produced and exhibited."
These charts shall form an appendix or concluding segment of the judgment and shall be prepared in a clear, structured and easily comprehensible format.
It added: Each criminal judgment shall contain a witness chart with at least the following columns:
a. Serial Number
b. Name of the Witness
c. Brief Description/Role of the Witness, such a
s: Informant, Eye-witness, Medical Jurist/Doctor, Investigating Officer (I.O.), Panch Witness, etc.
The description should be succinct but sufficient to indicate the evidentiary character of the witness. This structured presentation will allow quick reference to the nature of testimony, assist in locating the witness in the record, and minimize ambiguity."
It concluded: "Registry shall forthwith transmit a copy of this judgement to the Registrar General of all the High Courts to ensure due compliance with the directions issued by this Court in paragraph Nos. 81-90 (supra). "
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