Additional Director General of Police, Operations, Dr. Sanjay Anand Rao Lathkar today directed all the regional Inspector Generals of Police and Deputy Inspector Generals of Police to dispose cases of sexual crime at a fast pace and monitor the sensitive cases reported in the districts, as well as monitor them at their level.
Lathkar was holding a meeting to review the pending cases related to sexual crimes and POCSO Act, timely presentation of witnesses in court through CPMS application and filing of appeals in cases related to acquittal in criminal cases.
In this meeting, the ADG (Ops), ADG, Railway, Priyadarshi Alok and DIG, UPA, Sandhya Rani Mehta were physically present and all the Regional IGs, DIGs, SSPs and SPs participated through video conferencing.
In the course of review, Latkar discussed extensively for the disposal of cases registered under Gender crimes against women and POCSO Act within the stipulated time limit.
The Superintendents of Police of the districts where the execution level was found to be low were given instructions on several points for the disposal of the case and were instructed to dispose of the case at a fast pace and monitor the sensitive cases reported in the districts, along with all the Regional Inspector General of Police and Regional Deputy Inspector General of Police to do monitoring at their level.
All DIGs were directed to review the criminal cases of the last six months such as Arms Act, Cyber Crime, NDPS and other sensitive cases in which the accused has been acquitted or given less punishment and to file an appeal within the stipulated time period in appealable cases.
In the meeting, Lathkar clearly instructed all SSPs and SPs to conduct timely review of SIPU working in the district unit for review of criminal cases in which acquittal or less punishment has been given.
Lathkar specifically directed all SSPs and SPs to ensure timely presence of witnesses in the court through CPMS application.
It was also directed that the cases in which the accused could not be punished due to the policemen not giving testimony should also be reviewed. Ensuring timely testimony of witnesses in court, especially of police officers and personnel in court and ensuring timely testimony of those police officers and personnel who are unable to appear in court for their testimony due to any special reason, their testimony will be recorded through VC. Disciplinary action will be taken against the police officers and personnel who do not give testimony and the Police Headquarters will be informed about the action taken.
If Government witnesses other than policemen do not appear in court for testimony on time, then the senior officer of the concerned department will be informed and as per requirement their testimony will also be ensured through VC.