Special courts
Bombay High Court| Slow pace of trial defeating the very purpose of POCSO Act; Court of Sessions to submit report of pending cases, number of Special Courts
Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. while adjudicating a bail application which dealt with an unfortunate incident of a girl
‘Only one Special Court trying cases under NIA Act frustrates the purpose’; SC directs West Bengal to designate more courts
Supreme Court: After granting bail to a 74-year-old arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, as after the charge-sheets came to
Andhra Pradesh Cabinet passes a bill that proposes capital punishment & justice in 21 days in cases of rape
As reported by media, Cabinet of the State of Andhra Pradesh has cleared the passage for a bill that proposes capital punishment
Fund and set up special POCSO courts: SC tells Centre
Supreme Court: The Court has directed the Centre to fund and set up exclusive courts in every district where 100 or more
SC issues directions for protection of identity of victims of rape and sexual offences; need for victim friendly trial stressed upon
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ. laid down directions and threw light in a very