Court Outlines Plan to Address Two Major Causes of Delay in Criminal Trials: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently directed trial judges in Tamil Nadu to promptly take chargesheets filed by the police into record and ensure the execution of Non-Bailable Warrants (NBWs) without delays. Justice P Velmurugan passed the order while addressing a series of cases in which the delay in processing chargesheets and the prolonged non-execution of NBWs had caused considerable setbacks to the criminal justice system. Justice Velmurugan emphasized that these…