Rape
cases trials in fast track courts mooted
Friday February 11, 2011 05:35:00 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The home
ministry is mulling a proposal to try rape cases in fast track
courts, an official said Friday.
Sangeeta Verma, economic advisor to the women and child
development ministry, told IANS: "We completely agree with the
demand for setting up fast track courts to try rape cases and have
submitted the proposal to the home ministry. We are in talks with
the home ministry now."
Verma was speaking on the sidelines of a consultation on rising
number of crime cases against women in the capital.
Stressing the need to hasten setting up of such courts for speedy
trial, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Girija Vyas
said: "Stringent punishment of the culprit and trial of rape cases
in fast track courts is very important if we want to reduce crime
cases against women."
Agreeing with the demand, Sandeep Goel, joint commissioner of
police, said: "I completely agree that such cases, especially
gangrape, should be tried in fast track courts. The Delhi Police
commissioner has requested the Delhi High Court to put four cases,
including the Dhaula Kuan gangrape of a BPO employee, in fast
track court."
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