Eighty-nine per cent of compoundable criminal cases were resolved amicably at a jail adalat organised by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), in collaboration with the Department of Prisons, here on Saturday.
The success rate at the jail adalat conducted by the DLSA, a vital component of the NALSA (National Legal Services Authority) Under Trial Review Committee Special Campaign 2023 to expedite release of under trial prisoners, at Central Prison, Poojappura, was outstanding, S. Shamnad, Sub-judge, and DLSA Secretary said.
One of the cases, pending before the Neyyattinkara Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, stood out for the complainant was Thiruvananthapuram district panchayat president D. Suresh Kumar.
