Treat POCSO victims with empathy: Telangana HC CJ
[ad_1]
Telangana High Court Chief Justice Hima Kohli on Monday stated victims in circumstances beneath Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and their respective dad and mom ought to be handled with empathy. Digitally inaugurating a particular courtroom for the trial of POCSO Act circumstances, the CJ stated victims and victims in such issues ought to be prolonged serving to hand.
The new system ought to work seamlessly to make sure the victims received justice, she stated including that altering mindset of the accused was equally necessary in such circumstances. The CJ, who additionally inaugurated eight particular metropolitan Justice of the Peace courts for trial of circumstances beneath Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act, stated that it was at all times pleasure so as to add extra to the variety of courts.
“It gives strength to the court system and relief to the stakeholders,” the CJ noticed. Referring to the variety of round 31,000 pending circumstances beneath NI Act, the CJ stated the quantity would doubtless swell additional sooner or later. In that backdrop, extra courts would come to the rescue of all stakeholders, she stated.
Justices M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Shameem Akther and A. Abhishek Reddy of Telangana HC participated in digital mode in digital inauguration of the particular courts. Earlier, Hyderabad Metropolitan Sessions Judge N. Tukaramji offered the inaugural deal with. He stated that inauguration of POCSO Act particular courtroom would expedite disposal of 731 pending circumstances.
First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Suneetha Kunchala proposed vote of thanks.
[ad_2]
