Coordinated approach that yielded positive results in e-filing exercise should be extended to forwarding of FIRs, says HC

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed that the aforesaid coordinated attack that yielded affirmative results successful the e-filing workout should beryllium extended to the forwarding of FIRs arsenic well, truthful that lapses are not repeated and each FIR reaches the jurisdictional tribunal without delay.

Justice B. Pugalendhi directed that a coordinated workout should beryllium convened successful each territory coming nether the jurisdiction of the Madurai Bench jointly by the District Police Heads and the Judicial Officers acrophobic to place and rectify discrepancies betwixt FIRs registered and FIRs received by courts.

Reports of specified reappraisal meetings should beryllium forwarded to the Registrar (Judicial) done the respective Principal District Judge for monitoring compliance, the tribunal directed.

The tribunal observed that it came crossed issues with the e-filing of last reports and had initiated a co-ordinate workout with constabulary officials and judicial officers acrophobic on with the method unit successful bid to place and rectify the issues, with play reappraisal meetings. As a effect of progressive follow-up and rectification, determination was a measurable betterment successful the situation

The tribunal observed that retaining an FIR wrong the constabulary presumption for years unneurotic erodes the integrity of the probe and undermines the precise intent of judicial supervision.