Section 129: Trial of cases to be conducted in open bench

The court shall conduct the trial of cases in open bench.

Provided that the trail of a case related to the offence of espionage, human trafficking and transportation, sexual offence, a case involving a child as the accused or victim, violence against women, rape, incest or a case running between husband and wife or any other case that the court has, considering it reasonable to do so, ordered for trial in camera, may be conducted in camera, and the court may prohibit the access to such bench of any person, other than the concerned parties to that case, concerned law practitioners, employees of the court and such other persons as the court considers necessary.