‘Yes, it’s possible,’ say prosecutors on quick disposal of rape cases

Bhopal | Wednesday | 6th February, 2019

Summary:

He asked for a trial schedule and asked whether we could produce all 15 witnesses in three days. Bhopal: In 2018, with the then BJP government under fire for incidents of rape, particularly involving minor survivors, every death sentence awarded by courts in rape or rape/murder cases came as a “compliment” for public prosecutors. Doctors came to hospital on their own vehicle, when requested to help in early disposal of case. Are they still as vigilant as they were when they were giving trial a schedule of five days or a week, and cases were being decided in less than a couple of months. Within four months, the trial was over and the accused was sentenced to death..