On Thursday, the Supreme Court urged the central government to set up the courts on the “highest priority basis” to deal exclusively with cases of sexual offenses against children.
The Top Court stated that due to the insufficient number of exclusive courts for hearing the protection of children against sexual offenses (POCO) of the Act on Acts, the timelines under the Act on completion of court proceedings were not observed.
“Therefore, the India and State Governments of the Union are taking relevant steps to sensitization of officials associated with POCO investigating and also to create reserved courts that test cases of POOSO on the highest priority,” said Judge Bela M. Trivedi and PB Varala.
The Top Court listened to the petition based on a “alarming increase in the number of reported rape incidents” in the case of Suo Moto.
The court also ordered the filing of the accusation in the compulsory period stipulated by the Act, in addition to completing legal proceedings in the prescribed time framework.
SC noted that while the majority states with financing from the center met instructions for setting exclusive courts for POCSO cases, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Orissa, Maharahtra and several other countries.
Previously, the Supreme Court ordered a higher defense attorney and Amicus Curiae V. Giri and the leader of the Uttary Babbara advocate to submit state data on the status of the POCSO court.
She asked states to establish two designated courts in districts where the number of waiting cases of children’s abuse under the law of POCSO was more than 300.
Man gets 10 years in prison after decades of rape minor
The Thane court sentenced a 32 -year -old man to a ten -year strict imprisonment for rape and sexual assault at the then eleven -year -old girl in the district of 2013.
Dinesh S. Dehmukh, a special judge for the protection of children from the Sexual Crimes Act, issued a judgment on Wednesday.
Bablu aka Mohammad Mustapha Imtiyaz Shaikh, who was 20 years old at the time of the crime, was found guilty according to the relevant parts of the law of the Pocso and for rape according to Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhit (BNS).
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