PROSECUTIONS LAPSES LETS OFF CULPRITS OF HEINOUS CRIME, DM SERVE SHOW CAUSE

Sagar Suraj, MOTIHARI: District Magistrate of East Champaran Shirshat Kapil Ashok on Thursday issued show cause notices to the public prosecutor posted in Motihari civil court asking the reason behind slow pace of ‘Speedy trial’ being conducted in some of the important cases in the district court.

On Tuesday, DM in a meeting raised question on prosecution cell’s functioning in the district citing “the cell has miserably performed in past few years and failed  in bringing culprits to justice in speedy trial, he reacted in the meeting.

He told, “In last three months, only one speedy trial could be performed, which is shocking, digusting. Prosecution cell needs to be improved and strengthened, he instructed Motihari SP Kumar Ashish.

Public prosecutor Digvijay Sinha before responding DM’ showcase asked details of the cases from all assistant public prosecutors (APPs) working in various courts in Motihari which prosecution being halted because of the various known reasons.

“If we go to the versions of the officers engaged in prosecution and their written reports to PP, the absence of the witnesses of investigating officers (IOs and doctors made postmortem reports acquitted many dreaded criminals from court. “The court would send notices to IOs and doctors repeatedly but they turn all the notices deaf ears and in most of these cases delay of justice forces victims to surrender before culprits’ constant pressures and also they turn hostile before court.

The culprits in session trail number 437/22 state vs Saidulah got acquittal from court as neither investigating officers nor doctor could be deposed before court despite many notices served to them to appear before court. Inordinate delay facilitated culprits to issue threat and woo victims and others witness, said a officer in prosecution in motihari court.

The case of speedy trail number 16/20 under Kesariya police station is about to be closed soon. This case is related to arms recovery in huge catchy but one of the accused are not being arrested despite many notices being served to police that is badly halted the court proceedings.

In a murder case of Turkauliya police station case number 165/22, investigating officer and doctors are not coming to depose their witness before court. The case is also going to be closed in next day, they said

Kotwa police station case number 226/22 has the same story. This case is dowry related murder but IO and doctor did not appear before court as yet. The case can be closed at any time. 525/21 is also dowry related and already closed due to absence of witness.

The government has strong and clear instructions to police to ensure availably of witness before court and provide security to witness in the serious natures cases.