New Delhi: The Punjab and Haryana High Court became the first Indian court to use ChatGPT when it asked the artificial intelligence chatbot for its input on a bail plea in a criminal case.
On Tuesday, a bench led by Justice Anoop Chitkara sought the response of ChatGPT while hearing the bail petition of an accused arrested in June 2020 for rioting, criminal intimidation, murder and criminal conspiracy.
The court sought the conversational AI’s reply regarding the legal systems prevalent across the world on granting bail in a case where the accused had been charged with a crime involving cruelty, a Mint report said.
After accessing the answer, Justice Chitkara rejected the bail plea of the accused on the basis of his experiences and decisions given earlier.
The judge said: “To inflict death is cruel in itself, but if cruelty leads to death, then the situation changes. When a physical assault is committed in a brutal manner, the parameters of bail also change.”
The high court also made it clear that “any reference to ChatGPT and any observation made… is only intended to present a broader picture on bail jurisprudence, where cruelty is a factor”.
According to a report in The Indian Express, the application was moved by Jaswinder Singh, alias Jassi, who was seeking a regular bail. The Punjab resident had been arrested following an FIR registered at Shimlapuri police station in Ludhiana.
The report mentioned that he was in jail “due to involvement in a brutal assault carried out by him and some of his accomplices culminating in the death of an individual”.
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