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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Sambasiva Rao M.

Effective use of Court Trial Monitoring System leads to more convictions in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh

The Court Trial Monitoring System (CTMS) being implemented in Bapatla district by the Superintendent of Police to the Station House Officers has been yielding effective results. The police have ensured convictions in 2,174 cases so far through the use of CTMS.

Of the total convictions from April 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023, there were 12 murder cases, four rape cases, six cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, three cases of attempt to murder, two relating to causing grievous injury, seven cases of cheating, three cases of ‘housebreaking’ (HB) by day, seven cases of housebreaking by night, 35 theft, 11 simple hurt, 146 Special and Local Laws (SLL), 54 accidents and 1,884 cases under other sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal told The Hindu on Monday (September 4).

He further shared the details of how CTMS was being executed in the district with regard to the trial of grave crimes, particularly crimes against women and children.

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