However, going by the pendency of cases in various courts in Prakasam district, delivering speedy justice appears to be a daunting task. These include 1,915 cases pending trial for over five years and 2,507 cases which are pending trial for the last one year. With a view to ensure speedy disposal of cases, the Prakasam police had taken an initiative to sit with the public prosecutors and address issues leading to delay in disposal of cases like returning of chargesheets for various reasons. As many as 1,246 cases were pending for more than four years, 1,617 cases for over 3 years, and 2,416 cases for over 2 years. In 2019, trial was conducted in 2,191 cases in various courts of Prakasam district.

Source: The Hindu December 29, 2019 20:03 UTC