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Anurag Rastogi to all administrative secretaries, heads of departments, board\/corporation managing directors, divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners, sub-divisional officers, and the Registrar of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, emphasizing strict compliance with these new instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision to integrate VC facilities is rooted in the enabling provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Specifically, Section 336 (Evidence of public servants, experts, police officers in certain cases) and Section 530 (Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode) explicitly promote the use of audio-visual electronic means for all proceedings. Furthermore, the Supreme Court of India&#8217;s ruling in Civil Appeal Nos. 23-24 of 2024, titled &#8220;The State of Uttar Pradesh &amp; Others Vs. 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