New Special POCSO Court Inaugurated in Puttur to Tackle Rising Case Backlog
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- •The 7th Additional District and Sessions Court in Puttur, inaugurated on June 1, 2025, has been designated as a Special Court to handle POCSO cases and other serious criminal cases.
- •POCSO cases and pending criminal cases from the 5th Additional District and Sessions Court, Puttur, will be transferred to the new court starting June 1, 2025.
- •Sumangala Chakalabbi has been appointed as the Judge of the new 7th Additional District and Sessions Court, while Sadanand Nagappa Naika has been posted to the 5th Additional District and Sessions Court.
- •The Puttur Bar Association organized a felicitation event for the judges involved in the new judicial setup.
- •An itinerant court of the Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Puttur, has started functioning in Kadaba, sitting every Tuesday and Friday in a rented facility.
Puttur, Dakshina Kannada, June 1, 2025: A new judicial facility has been set up in Puttur to address the growing backlog of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and other serious criminal matters. The 7th Additional District and Sessions Court was formally inaugurated on Monday, marking a significant step toward improving the justice delivery system in the region.
