Coordinated efforts urged to resolve
The Law Minister Md. Asaduzzaman has urged Narayanganj district’s judicial administration, police administration, legal community, and all other stakeholders to work together to reduce the existing case backlog nationwide and ensure swift resolution of trials.
To this end, the 2nd Quarterly Judicial Conference was recently held under the chairmanship of Narayanganj District Senior District Judge Md. Abu Shamim Azad.
Judges at various levels of the district judiciary, senior police officials, government prosecutors, lawyers, and relevant officials participated in the conference.
The meeting was held detailed discussions on making judicial proceedings more efficient, removing existing obstacles to swift case resolution, and reducing harassment and delays for litigants.
In his presidential remarks, Narayanganj Senior District Judge Md. Abu Shamim Azad directed that necessary training be arranged for relevant police officers to resolve existing judicial and administrative problems.
He specifically requested the Police Super to arrange necessary training for police officers involved in preparing seizure lists, creating maps, seizing drugs, and investigating drug-related cases, particularly in narcotics cases.
Alongside this, he issued necessary directives to the relevant civil judge courts to ensure that the government prosecutor or GP is informed in a timely manner whenever any interim injunction order is issued by a court in a case filed against the government.
Highlighting other important aspects of judicial proceedings, Additional District Judge-5 A K M Rakibul Hasan drew the Police Super’s attention to the proper implementation of summons for witnesses’ appearance in cases and to ensuring that necessary documents from police witnesses are correctly and timely presented in court during trials.
It was opined that this would help reduce unnecessary delays in taking testimony and conducting trials.
Additional District Judge-6 Nahid Niazi emphasized the need to make relevant police officers aware of necessary legal matters in cases filed under the Arms Act, and called on the police administration to take effective initiatives in this regard.
Additional District Judge-4 Nivana Khair Jesse drew the attention of relevant authorities to the proper submission of postmortem (autopsy) reports to the court in cases of accused persons’ deaths, and emphasized following the correct process in submitting such reports.
In addition, Judge (District Judge) Md. Mominul Islam of the Child Violence Prevention Tribunal called on the police administration to take necessary steps to ensure a safe and child-friendly environment for children who are victims of violence.
Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) K. M. Mohiuddin drew the Police Super’s attention to monitoring and taking necessary measures to ensure proper compliance with the provisions of the Memorandum of Arrest.
Regarding administrative and judicial cooperation, Civil Surgeon Dr. Abul Fazal Muhammad Mushiur Rahman assured full cooperation in ensuring the presence of medical witnesses in ongoing cases.
He said that if the timely presence of medical witnesses in court can be ensured, it would be possible to achieve significant progress in swiftly completing the testimony and trial process.
Additionally, during discussions on existing problems at the Magistrate Court, it was noted that inconsistencies are often found between the information described in the First Information Report (FIR) regarding an incident and the sections of law mentioned in the investigation report.
It was also noted that the absence of necessary medical certificates with the FIR creates various complications in bail hearings and related judicial proceedings in court, and the Police Super’s attention was drawn to taking effective initiatives to resolve this.
On behalf of lawyers and prosecutors, GP Md. Abul Kalam Azad requested that he was informed in a timely manner whenever an interim injunction order is issued in a case filed against the government.
Meanwhile, Special Public Prosecutor Md. Khorshed Alam Mollah expressed his commitment to working consistently, in cooperation with the Narayanganj District Bar Association, litigants, and all relevant parties, toward the swift resolution of cases.
At the conference, special emphasis was also placed on the Narayanganj District Bar Association’s cooperation in resolving cases and assisting litigants. In conclusion, participants agreed that the swift resolution of cases is not solely the court’s responsibility; rather, reducing the case backlog and ensuring swift justice for litigants is possible only through the coordinated and responsible role of the judiciary, police, administration, lawyers, and all relevant stakeholders.
