Hyderabad: Fast track court creeks under backlog of Pocso cases
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad: Fast track court creeks under backlog of Pocso cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Public prosecutors want more fast-track courts to address the growing backlog of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act Act. “When the High Court notices a consistent rise in such cases, it proposes the establishment of a fast track court to the central government. “Considering the gravity and pendency of Pocso cases, we definitely need more fast track courts. Help wanted Public prosecutors want more fast track courts to address the growing backlog of cases - In Hyderabad, 420 cases were reported in 2021.

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High pendency, acquittal rate in Tamil Nadu deny justice to victims in Pocso Act cases
3 weeks, 1 day ago

High pendency, acquittal rate in Tamil Nadu deny justice to victims in Pocso Act cases

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Although better awareness and reporting of child sexual abuse cases under the Pocso Act has led to an increase in reported cases by 52% in Tamil Nadu, justice remains elusive for children as thousands of cases are pending in the courts and police investigations. The Supreme Court mandates exclusive Pocso courts in districts where pending cases exceed 100. Yet, …

Fast-track courts face challenges in resources and efficiency
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Fast-track courts face challenges in resources and efficiency

The Hindu  

Fast-track courts in India were established to address the phenomenal judicial backlog and ensure the timely delivery of justice. Chart 2| The chart shows the number of fast-track courts established between 2018 to 2023 While States such as Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu have maintained a high number of operational courts, others have far fewer or, in some cases, …

Slow motion
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Slow motion

Times of India  

Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of the day. With an almost 50% pendency, fast-track courts are of little help when there’re policing & forensic deficits Junior medics in several cities struck work in solidarity with Kolkata’s doctors strike after the rape-murder of a junior …

Special courts set up to hear POCSO cases struggle to meet disposal targets
1 year ago

Special courts set up to hear POCSO cases struggle to meet disposal targets

The Hindu  

Almost four-and-half years after Fast Track Special Courts were set up across the country to deal exclusively with sexual offences against children, the special courts in the Capital have fallen short of their annual “targeted disposal” rate of 165 cases per court. Since their inception in October 2019, Delhi’s 16 FTSCs have disposed of a total of 1,551 cases, with …

Fast track courts disposing of just 28 POCSO cases per year on average: research paper
1 year, 3 months ago

Fast track courts disposing of just 28 POCSO cases per year on average: research paper

The Hindu  

With over 2.43 lakh POCSO cases pending trial in Fast Track Special Courts as of January 31, 2023, a new research paper by the India Child Protection Fund has estimated that each of the over 1,000 such courts in the country are currently clearing just 28 cases on average every year, as opposed to the initially envisioned 165 cases per …

Cabinet approves continuation of fast track courts for trying sexual offences for 3 years
1 year, 3 months ago

Cabinet approves continuation of fast track courts for trying sexual offences for 3 years

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on November 29 approved the continuation of fast-track courts, dedicated to dispensation of justice in cases of sexual offences, for a period of three years. The Fast Track Special Court, a centrally Total cost for three years The total cost of running the scheme for the three-year period would be ₹1,952.23 crore out of which ₹1,207.24 crore …

Puducherry gets fast-track court to deal with POCSO cases
1 year, 10 months ago

Puducherry gets fast-track court to deal with POCSO cases

The Hindu  

The Union Territory has established its first Fast Track Special Court at the Integrated Court Complex in Puducherry to facilitate expeditious trials and disposals of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Utilising funds sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice and the territorial administration, the fast-track court was established on Monday. Acting Chief Justice …

Setting Up POCSO Fast Track Courts Will Be Futile Unless More Judges Are Appointed : Justice BV Nagarathna
2 years, 3 months ago

Setting Up POCSO Fast Track Courts Will Be Futile Unless More Judges Are Appointed : Justice BV Nagarathna

Live Law  

"In the context of child sexual abuse it is necessary to administer child friendly justice at the highest attainable level. Justice that is accessible, age appropriate, speedy, adapted to and focussed on the needs and rights of the child", said Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna on Saturday while addressing the gathering at the 2-day National Stakeholders Consultation organised by …

Set Up More Fast Track Courts: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Writes To High Court Chief Justices
2 years, 6 months ago

Set Up More Fast Track Courts: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Writes To High Court Chief Justices

Live Law  

Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju has written a letter to the Chief Justices of the High Courts based upon a review of the status of functioning of the existing Fast Track Courts and Fast Track Special Courts set up under Centrally The Law Minister in the letter pointed out that the safety and security of our women, …

Slow wheels of justice
2 years, 6 months ago

Slow wheels of justice

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 26, 2022 15:45 IST For long the issue of delayed justice has been highlighted in the media and endlessly debated in civil forums. The National Judicial Data Grid displays case dashboards on its website that give a thorough breakdown of the situation, with separate portals for District and High Courts, and provide a broader picture of how …

Over 47,000 POCSO cases were registered in 2020, 1.7 lakh cases pending trial: Govt tells Lok Sabha
5 years, 2 months ago

Over 47,000 POCSO cases were registered in 2020, 1.7 lakh cases pending trial: Govt tells Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

According to the information received from the National Crime Records Bureau, 47,221 POCSO cases were registered in 2020 and 1,70,271 cases were pending trial by the end of the year New Delhi: More than 47,000 cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act were registered in 2020, while 1,70,271 such cases were pending trial by the end of …

Yogi govt to set up 218 fast track courts to hear rape and POCSO cases
5 years, 3 months ago

Yogi govt to set up 218 fast track courts to hear rape and POCSO cases

Op India  

In the wake of the rampant rape and child abuse cases being reported, the Uttar Pradesh government has on Monday decided to set up 218 fast track courts in the state to deal with such crimes on an urgent basis. According to an India Today report, the Yogi Adityanath government is planning to set up 144 fast track courts to …

Law Ministry charts a comprehensive plan to get rid of pending rape and POCSO cases in 1 year with 1023 fast-track courts
5 years, 3 months ago

Law Ministry charts a comprehensive plan to get rid of pending rape and POCSO cases in 1 year with 1023 fast-track courts

Op India  

The law ministry has chalked a comprehensive plan to clear the backlog of pending rape and POCSO Act cases within a year. The law ministry plans to dispose of 1,66,882 pending rape and POCSO Act cases within a year by setting up 1023 Fast-Track Courts across the country. However, despite strong law and policy framework, a large number of POCSO …

The hard realities of India’s fast-track courts
5 years, 7 months ago

The hard realities of India’s fast-track courts

The Hindu  

Fast-track courts are in the limelight yet again. State-by-State variations With all these years of experience and money spent, it is discomforting to see not only the decline of FTCs across the country but also systemic issues prevalent in the States that have the courts. In a survey of FTCs conducted by National Law University Delhi, it was observed that …

SC Directs Setting Up Of Exclusive Court To Deal With POCSO Cases In Each District Within 60 Days [Read Order]
5 years, 8 months ago

SC Directs Setting Up Of Exclusive Court To Deal With POCSO Cases In Each District Within 60 Days [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Thursday issued directions for setting up of a centrally-funded exclusive court in all districts where 100 or more cases have been set up under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, directed the Centre to set up these courts within 60 days.It …

Supreme Court directs setting up of centrally-funded exclusive court in each district to deal with POCSO cases
5 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court directs setting up of centrally-funded exclusive court in each district to deal with POCSO cases

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued directions for setting up of a centrally-funded exclusive court in all districts where 100 or more cases have been set up under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. It said the exclusive courts for child victims have to be set up in every district having over 100 cases under the POCSO Act. …

Hyderabad: Strict laws, quick trial must to save kids from tormentors
5 years, 8 months ago

Hyderabad: Strict laws, quick trial must to save kids from tormentors

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: According to legal experts and prosecutors, apart from making stringent laws to punish those who commit crimes against children, speedy disposal of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act is essential. According to prosecutors, the First Metropolitan Sessions Courts or First Additional District Sessions Courts in the District courts have been designated as special courts …

SC nod to setting up of 12 fast-track courts to try 1,581 criminal cases against members of Parliament
7 years, 3 months ago

SC nod to setting up of 12 fast-track courts to try 1,581 criminal cases against members of Parliament

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave its go-ahead to set up 12 special fast-track courts to try 1,581 criminal cases against members of Parliament and state assemblies and directed that these courts become operational by 1 March, 2018. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday gave its go-ahead to set up 12 special fast-track courts to try 1,581 criminal cases …

Uttar Pradesh to set up fast track courts for crimes against women
10 years, 6 months ago

Uttar Pradesh to set up fast track courts for crimes against women

Firstpost  

All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh will soon have fast track courts for crimes against women, an officials said on Saturday. Lucknow: All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh will soon have fast track courts for crimes against women, an officials said on Saturday. The state government has also earmarked a sum of Rs15.15 crore every year to run these fast …

Take steps to fast track criminal justice system: SC tells Centre
10 years, 7 months ago

Take steps to fast track criminal justice system: SC tells Centre

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court Friday told the central government to take steps to fast-track the criminal justice system so that cases can be decided expeditiously instead of lingering for years. New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday told the central government to take steps to fast-track the criminal justice system so that cases can be decided expeditiously instead of lingering for years. …

PIL in Bombay HC seeks establishment of more fast-track courts for trying crimes against women
11 years ago

PIL in Bombay HC seeks establishment of more fast-track courts for trying crimes against women

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra Government to file a reply within a month to a public interest litigation seeking establishment of more fast-track courts for hearing cases related to the crimes against the women.The direction was passed by a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Justices Abhay Oka and Amjad Sayed in response to a …

PIL in Bombay HC seeks establishment of more fast-track courts for trying crimes against women
11 years ago

PIL in Bombay HC seeks establishment of more fast-track courts for trying crimes against women

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra Government to file a reply within a month to a public interest litigation seeking establishment of more fast-track courts for hearing cases related to the crimes against the women.The direction was passed by a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Justices Abhay Oka and Amjad Sayed in response to a …

3.2 million cases pending in India's 1,000 fast track courts
11 years, 3 months ago

3.2 million cases pending in India's 1,000 fast track courts

Firstpost  

India’s over 1,000 fast track courts, set up for moving the wheels of justice faster, have decided more than 3.2 million cases in the past 11 years, but a whopping 32 million cases are still pending, according to available official data. New Delhi: India’s over 1,000 fast track courts, set up for moving the wheels of justice faster, have decided …

Maharashtra's fast track courts: Not as effective as hoped
11 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra's fast track courts: Not as effective as hoped

Firstpost  

In 2009, over 2000 cases were tried in the fast track courts of Maharashtra yet only 42% of these cases were solved. As crimes against women rise in Mumbai as well as Maharashtra, there is a growing clamour for carrying out the trial of more cases in fast track courts. But how quickly have existing fast track courts helped dispense …

Gang rape aftermath: Centre pushes for fast track courts
12 years, 1 month ago

Gang rape aftermath: Centre pushes for fast track courts

The Hindu  

In the wake of last month’s gang rape in Delhi, the Law Ministry is pushing for early setting up of fast track courts across the country to try such heinous crimes and civil cases having human dimension and is ready to bear majority of the financial burden involved. “We are adopting a multi-pronged strategy in order to ensure that justice …

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