How long does it take to present the case in criminal court and what is the procedure followed for that?
After the registration of case under POC Act this unit collects all the relevant evidences like Forensic Science Lab. Report, prosecution sanction, statements of witnesses against the delinquent official and after obtaining the legal opinion of Prosecution Deptt. , the accused official is charge sheeted for judicial verdict. There is no prescribed time frame for the finalization of investigation of the case but it depends on the nature of delinquency, availability of related records from the concerned department and cooperation of witnesses. A red-handed trap case can be finalized in three months if prosecution sanction received in time. Investigation in corruption cases takes much longer.
