Goa’s first e-witness room in Margao to ease deposition

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Goa’s first e-witness room in Margao to ease deposition By Navhind Times - 2025-09-23 0 0 Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp

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Margao

In a key step to ease depositions before courts, Goa is all set to launch its first-ever e-witness room at the South Goa collectorate building in Margao, enabling witnesses, police officers, public servants, and citizens to testify before various courts via high-definition video conferencing, without stepping into a courtroom.

This e-witness room, which is also referred to as a virtual witness room and established as mandated by the Section 254(1)-(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is expected to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant

next week.

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