MPs are not special, cant fast-track criminal cases against them: SC The Supreme Court on Friday said that it cannot fast-track criminal cases against MPs alone, taking them to be a distinct category from other pending criminal cases. PM Narendra Modi had asked MPs to get the pending criminal cases expedited in a bid to reduce criminality in politics. The SC said there are several categories like women and senior citizens where criminal trial needs to be expedited. The apex court said this fast-tracking of a few categories is not helping to speed up criminal justice system as the manpower in trial courts and infrastructure is woefully inadequate. The SC asked the Modi government to come out with concrete proposal within four weeks, in consultation with states, on how to fast-track entire criminal justice system and not appointing a few special courts for some sensitive cases. The SC said good governance means expeditious criminal justice delivery system. Pendency of criminal cases for 10 years does not augur well for democracy, the SC bench said. Declaring that there should be no space for criminals in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on June 11 sought the support of lawmakers to ask Supreme Court to complete trials of pending cases against MPs within a year. The Times of India
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 15:20:10 +0000
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