In one of the fastest trial ever, a POSCO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) court in Bihar’s Araria district has sentenced a man in just one day’s proceedings to life term imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl.
This is considered as a national record. The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict and directed him to pay a compensation of Rs 7 lakh for the survivor’s rehabilitation.
The verdict is considered the fastest delivered by any POSCO court in the country. It beat the record of a court in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia district that wrapped up a rape trial in three days in August 2018.
Speedy trial and quick justice to the rape survivor and her family is of great importance. The implications of delayed justice are often tragic.
Victims are threatened by perpetrators released on bail. Providing justice to victims of sexual assault requires systemic efficiency.
The justice provided to the rape survivor by the POSCO court in Bihar in just one day goes to prove that with proper planning it is possible for a fast track court to deliver justice to the victim in quick time.
