Kailash Satyarthi lauds Warangal POCSO special court
The Hindu
The Noble Peace Laureate terms it a model POCSO special court for xpeditious trial and disposal of cases
Noble Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Sunday lauded the POCSO special court at the District Courts’ Building Complex in Warangal for expeditious trial and disposal of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offices (POCSO) Act, thereby becoming a model POCSO special court.
He was speaking at a judiciary programme held at the District Courts’ Building Complex here. Telangana High Court Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was among those present.
Mr Satyarthi said as many as 256 cases were addressed by the POCSO special court in Warangal until last month. Out of them, 146 cases were disposed of. As many as 14 convictions have been made, he said
Referring to the government data, he said, “We have more than 2 lakh pending cases up to December last year in the country. The new data is yet to come.
In India the conviction rate of POCSO cases is 2.5 % and the pendency is 92.6 %. Here the conviction rate is almost 6% and the pendency is 40% which makes the Warangal POCSO special court a temple of justice, he remarked.
Mr Satyarthi, who spearheaded a Bharat Yatra against child sexual abuse in 2017, said, “Collective efforts of all stakeholders yielded some results after the Supreme Court directed the Government to start POCSO special courts across the country.”
The Telangana government came forward to invest on establishing such special courts four years ago, he recalled and said,” Today we see the results.”
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.