The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the reported sexual assault on two minor girl students in Maharashtra's Badlapur and has called for a detailed report within two weeks from the authorities concerned.
Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, the Deputy Chief Minister said, "The incident of the sexual assault in Badlapur is very serious. I strongly condemn this incident. The state government has formed an SIT under the leadership of a woman officer of IG rank to investigate the case. The
Reacting to the scheduled rally of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday demanding CBI to nabs all involved and send the case to a fast-track court, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien said that the deadline given by the CM to Kolkata Police to complete the investigation was August 17 and
New Delhi [India], June 20: The pending cases in India have reached over 5 crores, underscoring the prevailing challenges in the judicial system. The high volume of cases leads to extended resolution times. Even with the introduction of reformative measures such as setting up fast-track cour
A special fast-track court in Thiruvananthapuram sentenced a man to triple life sentences, 21 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 90,000 for sexually assaulting his six-year-old daughter.
Kerala special Fast Track Court has sentenced a woman to 40 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000 in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case on Monday.
In the same case, in the case of criminal intimidation (Section 506), two years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000 have been imposed and both sentences will run concurrently.
The Chief Minister said that the charge sheet will be presented within a week and the case will be tried in the fast track court by appointing a special public prosecutor.
During the review of crimes against women and children in the state on Tuesday at the Secretariat, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that such cases should be brought under fast-track courts so that the perpetrators of crimes against women and children are punished on time.
In a written reply to the question asked by Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) MP Poonam Mahajan and Congress MP Ramya Haridas, the Centre has said that it has no plans right now we set up fast track courts for under trials.
A Fast Track Special Court in Raipur on Tuesday convicted a youth for abducting and raping a minor girl and sentenced him to 20 years of Rigorous Imprisonment.