Filed through Advocates Kushal Kumar, Aditya Kapoor, Harsh Ahuja and Akashdeep Gupta, the plea stated that in 2019, the Supreme Court had directed the Department of Prosecution to set-up special POCSO courts in each district with more than 100 cases under the POCSO Act. The plea seeks direction to the government to create these additional posts and make subsequent appointments to these posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plea contends that the Directorate of Prosecution proposed creation of posts of additional public prosecutors and also sent a proposal for the creation of two such posts in each fast-track and POSCO court. The plea also contends that presently, the 55 fast-track and POCSO courts are functioning with 37 PPs, which is overburdening the prosecution and an increase in the pendency of rape and POCSO cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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