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HIGH COURT OF KERALA
S.MANIKUMAR, CJ, MR. SHAJI P.CHALY, J
HARI.V.R – Appellant
Versus
THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. mandamus request for prosecutor appointment. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. court emphasized compliance with procedures. (Para 3) |
| 3. writ appeal dismissed, notification issued. (Para 6 , 8) |
J U D G M E N T
Dated this the 10th day of February, 2021 S. Manikumar, C. J.
Before the writ court, petitioner has sought for a mandamus, directing the respondents therein, to appoint Special Public Prosecutors in the Special Fast Track Court (SFTC), Pathanamthitta, for POCSO cases, from the list of 17 Advocates, prepared initially.
2. Petitioner has also sought for a direction, to the respondents therein, to appoint more experienced lawyers, as Special Public Prosecutors, for POCSO cases, in compliance with Section 24 (8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973.
3. Though several grounds have been made in support of the prayers sought for, after considering the rival submissions and statutory provisions under Section 24 (4) of the Criminal Procedure Code and Section 32 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act , 2012, writ court by judgment dated 19.08.2020 in W. P. (C) No. 14771 of 2020, declined to grant the reliefs sought for by the petitioner, as hereunder:-
“It is not in dispu
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