In view of the recent Supreme Court order, the Madhya Pradesh Government has constituted State and district level committees to fix responsibilities of officials who deal with court cases in a casual manner.
These committees would fix the responsibility of officials who deal with court cases deliberately in a casual manner and against whom courts pass adverse remarks after laxity in investigations.
The committees have been constituted in compliance with the Supreme Court’s order in the case of Gujarat State vs Kishan Bhai and Others to fix responsibility of persons concerned for negligence in investigation and prosecution or court’s adverse decision on the basis of deliberate malicious investigation.
The district-level committee will be headed by district magistrate. Other members will include SP and district prosecution officer. The district level committee will meet every month, fix responsibility for negligence in duties in case of adverse court decision and undertake review. The committee will send its recommendations to the State-level committee.
The State-level committee will be headed by the Principal Secretary, Home. Its members include Principal Secretary, law, Director, Public Prosecution, and Additional DGP, SC and ST. Deputy Secretary, Home, will be its Member-Secretary. Directives have been given to hold meeting of State-level committee also every month. The State level committee will present its report to the State Government.
In the Gujarat vs. Kishan Bhai case the SC ordered to fix responsibility of such officials who deliberately deal with court cases in a casual manner and do not investigate the matter properly. In the light of the order, committees at State and district levels have been constituted by the Madhya Pradesh State Government, a release said.
After studying such matters, the district level committees would send their recommendations to the State level committee for necessary action, the release said.