CRIMINAL CASES IN THE COUNTRY
The National Human
Rights Commission (NHRC) has made a number of recommendations
in its Annual Report about improving the administration of Criminal
Justice System in the country including speedy clearance of criminal
cases in the courts through the High Courts of the respective
states which alone have exclusive control over the subordinate
judiciary, comprehensive training package for training of all
judicial personnel and Court administrators, rectifying population
–judge ratio, introduction of system of plea bargaining, widening
the class of compoundable offences under IPC and other laws.
All the State Governments/UT
Administrations have been advised by the Department of Justice
on the urgent need on the part of investigating agencies to complete
the procedure of presenting evidence, production of witnesses
in time and other steps as envisaged in Criminal Procedure Code
to expedite the completion of the Criminal cases. Other measures
taken by the Government include appointment of Special Judicial/Metropolitan
Magistrates, adoption of alternative modes of dispute resolution.
Supreme Court and High Courts have taken steps for expeditious
disposal of cases by grouping and classification of cases involving
similar, question of law, setting up of specialised benches, computerisation
of listing of cases.
‘Public Order’ and
‘Police’ are state subjects. As such, the registration, investigation,
detection and prevention of crime is primarily the responsibility
of the State Governments.
The information was
given in the Lok Sabha by the Minister of State for Home Shri
I.D. Swami in a written reply today.
