The Assam government has decided to withdraw around three lakh petty crime cases to reduce the load on the judiciary, a minister said.
Addressing a press conference after a Cabinet meeting, Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said lakhs of petty cases are pending across the state.
“We have decided to withdraw around three lakh of the 4.19 lakh petty crime cases, invoking Section 321 of the CrPC. This will reduce the backlog of cases and decongest jails,” he said.
The government will soon issue instructions and detailed standard operating procedures to the public prosecutor for filing appropriate petitions on the next dates of the respective cases, a Cabinet communiqu said.
