District court judges asked to fast track gangrape cases

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 2:10 AM IST

They have also been asked to send a compliance report to its high court's registrar general every quarter.

A circular issued by the Registrar General and sent to all the district and sessions judges said, "The Chief Justice and all the judges of this court (high court) have been pleased to order that the judicial officers dealing with gangrape cases be directed to fast track disposal of such cases."

It also directed them to "send a compliance report after disposal of such cases every quarter to the registrar general of the high court."

The circular signed by the deputy registrar also directed the judicial officers to specify in the compliance report the time taken in disposal of the case.

  

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First Published: Dec 04 2012 | 9:15 PM IST

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