Gujarat Riots: Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi: LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

Bench - Where is the heading?

Sibal: Milords, why I pointed out these two judgments, is to show judicial direction. Now, let me go back to Vol VA. I have divided two volumes into separate headings. The first heading is arms gathering, bomb manufacturing by organisations all over Guj in 2002.

Sibal: Innocent should be protected and accused be punished - these are the two elements of Article 21. 

Sibal: Why am I reading this [judgment]. This is exactly what happened in our case. Provision of CrPC has been violated. You are to collect evidence not accept the statement of the accused. 

Sibal: What became the ultimate victim in this case was justice itself.

Sibal: Consider our plight and SIT was filing these in sealed covers till SC said that SIT had to go to the trial court and move ahead. In 2013, we got the full material.

Sibal:These are not technical omissions. If I may say they are 'deliberate acts' of omission. We had no knowledge that sealed covers were sent by SIT from time to time. We had no access to the sealed covers.

Sibal: In our case, tapes were not sent by the agency for ascertaining their veracity. NHRC had to move the SC. Why were the prosecuting agencies earlier and SIT not sending the tapes? Acts of commission give colour to the submissions that I am making.

Sibal: [The Judgment referred to dealt with collusion between doctor and investigating agency; material evidence held from court]

Sibal: The other judgment that I wanted to show (2012) 8 SCC 263. Some relevance to our case and my submissions.