In order to speed up the trial of cases, two new courts of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) were inaugurated in the premises of the District and Sessions Court here on Monday. With this, the number of CBI courts has risen to four.
One court was inaugurated by District Judge Bijay Chandra Rath and the second was inaugurated by CBI Special Judge Manoj Kumar Panda.
After functioning of the courts, trial of nearly 250 pending cases would be completed soon, said official sources.A sum of Rs 2.62 crore was spent on the construction of the new courts. If needed, the CBI might open more courts, the sources said.