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Delay in trials of CBI-probed cases irks CVC

Last Updated 04 September 2013, 22:43 IST

 The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has expressed concern over delays in trial of corruption cases probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), saying that the tendency to defer hearing on complicated cases is one of the reasons that has given rise to this situation.

The CVC noted with concern the large number of cases pending trial in different courts for “years together, at times for over 20 years.”

 The “inordinate” delay in the conclusion of trials, the anti-corruption watchdog said, is an impediment in the fight against corruption and defeats the very purpose of efficient vigilance administration.

By the end of 2012, there were 9,734 cases pending in various courts. After its reviews of CBI cases last year, the CVC  observed that on an average it takes more than five years for judicial proceedings in any case under the Prevention of Corruption Act to reach its logical conclusion after the charge sheet is filed in court.

 “Such inordinate delays in dispensation of justice defeat the very purpose of efficient vigilance administration and are an impediment in the fight against corruption,” said the CVC in its annual report for 2012 tabled in Parliament on Monday. The CVC was of the view that it was imperative that effective measures are taken to increase the disposal of pending cases to effectively combat corruption. 

Acute shortage of judicial officers and at times a tendency to defer hearing of complicated cases are some of the reasons that could be attributed for delays in judicial proceedings,” it said.
DH News Service

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(Published 04 September 2013, 22:43 IST)

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