Jammu, Dec 15: Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice N Kotiswar Singh, today inaugurated newly constructed ‘Fast Track Court (POCSO Cases) Jammu having all latest equipments and facilities mandatory for a POCSO Court, at District Court Complex Jammu.
Justice Tashi Rabstan, Administrative Judge for District Jammu, Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul, Justice Puneet Gupta, Justice Rahul Bharti, Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, Sanjay Parihar, Principal District and Sessions Judge Jammu, Principal Secretary to Chief Justice, M K Sharma, Y P Bourney, Director Judicial Academy besides all the judicial officers of the District Headquarter as well as officers of High Court registry, Jammu were also present on the occasion.
The event was also attended by Advocate General, D C Raina, President Bar Association, Vikram Sharma, Secretary Bar Association and office bearers of BAR Association Jammu besides Court staff of District Court Jammu.
Pertinently, the construction of POCSO Court was taken up by the High Court on Fast Track basis as per latest guidelines (Vulnerable witnesses-deposition centre) of Committee appointed by Supreme Court, headed by Justice Gita Mittal, Former Chief Justice of J&K High Court.