Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 31: In a landmark ruling reinforcing the sanctity of the legal profession, the Supreme Court on Friday directed that investigating officers must not summon lawyers representing the accused, except under specific legal exceptions. The top court emphasised that such summons could violate the fundamental rights of the accused and infringe upon lawyer-client confidentiality.

The three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria ruled that any summons issued to advocates must explicitly cite exceptions outlined under Section 132 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), which protects confidential communications between lawyers and their clients.

The bench further clarified that under Sectio

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