Want to cross-examine Rahul Mukerjea: Indrani to CBI court
MUMBAI: Former INX Media chief executive officer Indrani Mukerjea, who is facing trial for allegedly killing her daughter Sheena Bora, on Saturday informed the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court that she wants to personally cross-examine Rahul Mukerjea, the son of her ex-husband Peter Mukerjea from his first wife.
Rahul’s examination-in-chief ended on Saturday.
“Why do you want to crossexamine him on your own when you are legally represented? Do you know the law or are you a law graduate? Would you be able to understand the technicalities,” the court asked.
Indrani, however, remained firm on her decision saying that in the last six years she had done a lot of study on this and had also seen a lot of people cross-examine witnesses in person.
Indrani said in August last year she had moved an application, stating that she was discharging her legal team and would cross-examine the rest of the witnesses on her own, and the plea was yet to be decided.
“Does this mean you are forfeiting the right of legal assistance? What about your lawyer? She will have to give no objection in writing,” the court questioned and asked her to file a formal application stating that she would cross-examine Rahul on her own.
The court posted the matter for hearing on Wednesday when the court is also likely to decide if the contents of the CD containing Rahul’s telephonic conversations with various persons could be taken on record of the case.
The special CBI court on Saturday refused to accept the tapes as part of proven evidence after the defence lawyers pointed out procedural lapses in presenting the audio recording before the court.