Uttar Pradesh tops the list of states with 66,994 pending rape cases followed by Maharashtra with 21,691 and 20,511 in West Bengal
Current Affairs:The administration on Wednesday said that there are more than 240,000 pending cases in courts identified with assault and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act the nation over till December a year ago.
As per a composed answer in Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Uttar Pradesh tops the rundown of states with 66,994 pending assault cases followed by Maharashtra with 21,691 and 20,511 in West Bengal.
“According to data got from High Courts, the status of pending cases identified with assault and POCSO Act, as on December 31, 2019, is 2,44,001,” Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad educated the Lower House in light of an inquiry by Janata Dal (United) pioneer Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh.
In encouragement to, the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, a plan was settled for setting up of 1,023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) the nation over for speedy preliminary and removal of pending cases identified with Rape and Prevention of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, 2012, in a period bound way under Centrally-Sponsored Scheme.
Up until this point, the a lot of assets adding up to Rs 99.43 crore has been discharged during 2019-20 to 27 States/UTs which have so far agreed to setting up of 649 number of FTSCs.
“According to data got from High Courts, 195 FTSCs have just been set up till January 31, 2020,” the Ministry said. Shockingly, not by any means a solitary FTSCs have been set up in states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal where greatest number of assault cases are pending.
Aditi Mehta 