India, Sept. 8 -- The Delhi district court lawyers on Monday called off their strike after the city's police commissioner issued a circular saying that police officers shall physically appear before trial courts for recording their evidence in a criminal trial.

The bar leaders had called for a strike from today after being unsatisfied with the Delhi police commissioner's earlier circular, which allowed formal witnesses to appear before the court through the videoconference (VC) facility.

Commissioner Satish Golcha, through the latest circular, said that as modification to an earlier order, "it is hereby directed that in all criminal trials, all police officers/personnel shall physically appear before the Hon'ble Courts for the purpose o...