India, Sept. 11 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over a notification issued by lieutenant governor VK Saxena allowing Delhi Police personnel to depose virtually from police stations, observing that such a practice "prima facie" compromised an accused's right to fair trial.

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela made the remarks while hearing a plea by advocate Raj Gaurav, who challenged the August 13 notification. Gaurav argued that allowing officers to testify from police-controlled premises undermined the neutrality of criminal trials, particularly during examination and cross-examination.

The LG's notification designated all 226 police stations in the Capital as video-conferencing cen...