Thiruvananthapuram: According to the records available in assembly, 10,187 Pocso (Children’s protection of sexual violations) Pending cases in the state to be tried.
Of the total number of cases delayed, the highest was in the capital at 1.474 followed by Malappuram (1,310) and thrissur (1,196).
Pending kasing in court in Kollam (710) Pathanamthitta (351), Alappuzha (532), Kottayam (479), Idukki (573), Ernakulam (711), Thrissur (1,196), palampuram (1,310), Malappuram (1,310) ), Kozhikode (608), Wayanad (284), Kannur (841) and Kasaragod (483).
In accordance with data, there are 28 fast track courts while dealing with cases of Pocso in the state.
In addition, one additional session of the court in each district has been designated as a Pocso court in accordance with Part 28 (1) of the Pocso Law.
Apart from the function of this court, cases are delayed for reasons such as delays in receiving forensic reports from the laboratory.
A committee appointed by the High Court to monitor the progress of the trial based on Pocso law has been found in 2019, that there are more than 1,300 cases when submitting reports trapped without progress in the district due to the delay in receiving forensic analysis reports.
Of these, 757 cases wait more than a year.
Forensic laboratories consist of headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram and two full functioning regional forensic science laboratories in Thrissur, Kannur, Ernakulam and Kollam.
Also, there are 19 district cellular forensic laboratories in all police districts.
The government is in the process of establishing a forensic laboratory in all 14 income districts.
In accordance with the data of crime analysis by police last year, crimes against children almost doubled from 2,384 in 2015 to 4,008 in 2018.
Police leadership then took a serious view of this problem and sent a circular all district police chiefs the field unit did not show expertise In the Pocso case investigation, trial and confidence despite releasing several communiques to investigations in these cases.
“More than reported cases, there are several cases of cruelty towards children who are not reported as those happen in the family.
Reported not investigated and concluded logically within a period of time.
This is a serious problem that needs to be overcome,” said opposition leader Sathean VD.