https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=770293 A person residing abroad and unable to return because passport renewal was withheld could be directed to cooperate with investigation through audio-video electronic means. The Court noted the petitioner's willingness to assist the investigating agency and relied on the statutory recognition of electronic recording of statements under the proviso to Section 161 CrPC and the corresponding provision in Section 180 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. On that basis, remote appearance before the investigating officer was treated as a legally permissible mode for recording the statement, and the request was allowed. en-us Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 09 May 2025 09:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=770293 A person residing abroad and unable to return because passport renewal was withheld could be directed to cooperate with investigation through audio-video electronic means. The Court noted the petitioner's willingness to assist the investigating agency and relied on the statutory recognition of electronic recording of statements under the proviso to Section 161 CrPC and the corresponding provision in Section 180 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. On that basis, remote appearance before the investigating officer was treated as a legally permissible mode for recording the statement, and the request was allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=770293