Karnal, Jan. 29 -- The Karnal additional sessions judge, Sushil Kumar Garg on Tuesday asked the jail superintendent to ensure that all court appearances of inmates are done through video conferencing instead of physically presenting them before the court.

In his communication to the jailer, the judge asked to follow the same procedure for inmates in matters pending before this court from February 1 to 28 at all stages of judicial proceedings conducted by his court, unless any fresh specific order would be passed to produce them in person.

The letter cited similar guidelines issued by the Punjab and Haryana high court in view of safety and security reasons.

The letter also states the instructions by the high court regarding "optimum use...