Fast-track courts in slow lane now, backlog 2.5 lakh cases

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Fast-track courts in slow lane now, backlog 2.5 lakh cases

NEW DELHI: Fast-track special courts, which are meant to complete trials within a year of taking cognisance of offences related to rape and Pocso Act, have not been working at the expected speed. In 2025, which saw more than 1.4 lakh rape and Pocso cases being registered, only 66,500 were disposed of.

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▪ PM Modi wants fast-track courts for paper leak cases, but backlogs are mounting — The Hindu — Top

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