MUMBAI: Noticing a "startling feature" in the distribution of cases to designated courts under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012, the Bombay high court has sought an explanation from the principal judge, city civil and sessions court, Greater Mumbai.
Justice Bharati Dangre, going through the information supplied by the principal judge (PJ), noticed that among four Pocso courts functional at Dindoshi, two had been allotted 1,228 cases and 1,070 cases each while the other two were allotted 138 and 116 cases. "The disparity in the distribution of cases is not understood. Therefore, the learned principal judge shall explain," she said in an order earlier this week.