1,023 special courts for pending cases

New Delhi: The Union government has proposed to set up a total of 1,023 fasttrack special courts for expeditious trial of over 1.66 lakh pending cases of crime against women and children across the country.

New Delhi, Sept. 15: The Union government has proposed to set up a total of 1,023 fast-track special courts for expeditious trial of over 1.66 lakh pending cases of crime against women and children across the country.

Each of these special courts are expected to dispose of at least 165 such case per year, said a proposal by the department of justice under Union law ministry.

A total of 1,023 FTSCs will be set up, out of which 389 courts, as per a Supreme Court direction, will exclusively handle cases registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, it said.

The remaining 634 FTSCs will deal with either rape cases or both rape and POCSO Act cases depending upon requirement.

“Each FTSC is expected to dispose of 41-42 cases each quarter and at least 165 cases in a year,” the proposal added.