Four different GRs were issued on May 12, signed by Dattatray Patil, deputy secretary, home department. According to the GRs, there are more than 18 lakh cases pending in 1,291 courts in the state. It is difficult to prove them due to lack of sufficient evidence and technical and legal knowledge. Also, in such cases, the complainants and witnesses suffer as the cases drag on for years.
In a bid to improve conviction rate in the state and reduce pendency of cases, the government has decided to take various steps to provide training to all its prosecutors and also decided to withdraw old cases, civil and criminal, which are not likely to reach a logical conclusion.
Four different GRs were issued on May 12, signed by Dattatray Patil, deputy secretary, home department. According to the GRs, there are more than 18 lakh cases pending in 1,291 courts in the state. It is difficult to prove them due to lack of sufficient evidence and technical and legal knowledge. Also, in such cases, the complainants and witnesses suffer as the cases drag on for years.
The GRs state it has come to light that charge sheets are filed despite there not being enough evidence and even when the investigation is not complete. "It is essential to review the pending charge sheets in view of the HC and SC order, wherein the courts have made observations regarding which evidence is not valid," read one GR.
As per a GR, cases to be withdrawn include those which have been pending due to lack of response on court summons and those wherein errors are visible and whose case papers are not traceable because of which they will not be proved. Committees have been set up at all levels to dig up such cases that can be withdrawn.
The second GR emphasises on training prosecutors. It states that it is imperative that the prosecutors are up to date with changes in any laws in order to improve the conviction rate. To that end, the government has decided to give a refresher course to public prosecutors (PPs), additional PPs, assistant PPs and special PPs under the State Training Policy. Also, they will be brought up to speed with the recent judgments of the high court and the Supreme Court.
It states that all prosecutors should undergo at least one week's training in a year. The government has decided to consult the apex training institute in the state to prepare a syllabus for the same.
The third GR states that to make the selection process effective, the government has decided to make a revised committee. Hence, a committee has been formed, which will be headed by the collector and will comprise either the director or deputy director of DP, police commissioner or his representative and SP.
The appointment would be made under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code and they would be under the administrative control with fixed responsibilities and rules.
The home department will have authority over the entire process.
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