Yes — and this has become standard, settled practice rather than the exception. The Vadodara Family Court, operating under the e-Courts framework and the BNSS provisions for audio-visual proceedings, regularly permits evidence to be recorded and testimony to be given through video conferencing. The legal foundation is the Supreme Court's recognition of video-recorded testimony in State of Maharashtra v. Praful Desai, now reinforced by Section 530 of the BNSS, which expressly recognises audio-visual electronic means for court proceedings.

For an NRI spouse — whether they are the petitioner or the respondent — this removes the enormous burden of repeated international travel just to record a statement, be cross-examined, or reaffirm consent at the second motion of a mutual consent divorce. The procedure is a formal application seeking the court's permission for evidence through video conference, setting out the NRI spouse's country of residence and the technical arrangements proposed. On the court's grant of permission, the protocol includes verification of the witness's identity at the start of each session (sometimes through the Indian consulate or a designated officer abroad), administration of the oath, and examination and cross-examination on the record. The whole process is treated as equivalent in legal value to in-person testimony.

This flexibility works strategically in both directions. If you are the resident spouse in Vadodara and your NRI spouse is using distance as a reason to delay proceedings, the video-conferencing mechanism removes that justification — the court can direct testimony to proceed via video call and move the case forward. If you are the NRI, it protects your full participation in proceedings that affect your marriage and your children without requiring you to sacrifice your career or immigration status abroad to attend in person. The NRI matrimonial specialists and family law advocates at the Vadodara panel of Aapka Legal Advice can move the video-conferencing application and manage the technical and procedural requirements so the testimony is unimpeachable.