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Chandigarh

Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Jus-

tice A.K. Sikri has directed courts in Pun-

jab, Haryana and Chandigarh to conduct

proceedings in all pending sessions trials

involving heinous crimes against women on

day-to-day basis.

A spokesman said here Friday that the chief

justice has issued directions to all the dis-

trict and sessions judges in Punjab, Hary-

ana and Chandigarh, to fast-track proceed-

ings in all cases of heinous crimes against

women.

Sikri has also ordered designating eight

courts in Punjab and 11 in Haryana as fast-

track courts for the trial of cases of heinous

crimes against women.

All the district and sessions judges in the

states of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh

have further been directed to monitor the

completion of commitment proceedings

(challan) within 10 days of the receipt of

nal report and they have also been in-

structed to hold meeting with all the stake-

holders i.e. judicial ofcers, public prosecu-

tors, police and representatives of the bar

to sensitize them about the seriousness of

the issue, the spokesman said.

He added that even before the Dec 16 Del-

hi gang-rape, the high court had put such

cases on fast-track through instructions is-

sued Oct 15 last year.

In compliance thereof, as many as 204 out

of total 1,830 cases pending in the states

of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh have

already been disposed of, he added.

The chief justice has taken up the matter

with the concerned state governments for

sanction of 20 posts in Punjab and 21 in

Haryana of superior judicial service for set-

ting up exclusive/special courts, preferably

one in each district, to fast-track the trial

of cases involving heinous crimes against

women.

On Thursday, a court in Punjabs Hoshiar-

pur town had convicted and sentenced the

rapist of a minor girl to 10 years of rigor-

ous imprisonment within nine days of the

charge-sheet being led in the court.

Day-to-day trial ordered in Punjab, Haryana courts

for crimes against women

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Pakistan will not like to

escalate the situation with

India and hope that the

recent incident will not cause

a setback to the peace

process.Pakistani Foreign Minister

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Sachins son

makes Mumbai

U-14 squad

Fresh shelling in

Kashmir, India

rejects UN probe

Train fares hiked

across the board

after 10 years

2013 has begun on a wrong note for nations defenders. The armed forces, already reeling under the

shackles of a confused and sputtering peace process with Pakistan may now have to shelve their plans toacquire enhanced capacity and equipments. The nance ministry under pressure to balance the scal stance

of the budget has chosen to impose a 5% cut to the Rs 1.93 lakh crore defence budget. With an election year

looming ahead the nance ministry hamstrung by various pressures has resorted to the course of least

resistance.

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