Salman Shah
The Administrative Council (AC) that conducted a meeting recently under the Chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, accorded and sanctioned the proposal of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Department to shift one of the four Fast Track Special Court for POCSO to Ramban, Jammu Kashmir.
Earlier, two courts were to be established, one each at Srinagar and Jammu, to exclusively deal with the cases related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Later on, two more courts at Kulgam and Reasi were approved to be established exclusively for women related offences.
After up-rise in the number of cases against women and children, it was decided to shift the seat of one of the Fast Track Special Court from Reasi to Ramban.
Once functional, these courts will speed up the trial of cases registered under POCSO Act and ensure justice and full rights to the victim.