In a proactive move towards expediting the trial of criminal cases, Law, Justice & Legislative Affairs Minister of Delhi, Shri Kailash Gahlot presided over a crucial meeting to address the issue of providing API to access reports of Forensic Science Laboratories (FSLs) on ICJS portal. The meeting was attended by the Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory, Director of Prosecution, Standing Counsel (Criminal) of the Delhi High Court and senior officials from the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
In a statement, Law Minister of Delhi Shri Kailash Gahlot said “Under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Government is resolutely advancing towards a more efficient and responsive justice system.”
During the meeting, a comprehensive presentation on the Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) was demonstrated by the experts from the National Informatics Centre (NIC). This presentation shed light on the potential of ICJS to significantly enhance the prosecution’s ability to swiftly dispose off cases in the court. During the discourse, it was suggested that this cutting-edge ICJS portal should be accessible to the Standing Counsel, Additional Standing Counsel, and Additional Public Prosecutors within the High Court to enable them to effortlessly access information such as chargesheets, thereby facilitating the efficient handling of various court applications.
Director, FSL stated that in so many cases despite preparation of FSL reports it is not collected timely or if collected not submitted to the court within time by the IOs. Law Minister emphasized that FSL should upload the report on this ICJS portal so that it will be beneficial for all the stake holders. Court will be able to access the reports and even the prosecuting agency in district courts and high court can also see the reports.
Law Minister further asked the Director of Prosecution (DoP) to share the details of cases which are pending in trial only for want of FSL Reports, so that FSL can expedite the preparation of reports in those cases.
