JALANDHAR
Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal on Thursday ordered the police department and district attorney's office to ensure speedy justice in case of atrocities on SCs by completing an investigation of cases under the Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 in a time-bound manner.
In a meeting held at the district administrative complex today, the DC said that the district-level committee had received 32 cases from the Commissionerate Police, Jalandhar Rural Police, and the District Attorney's office for compensation.
Sarangal asked the District Social Justice, Empowerment, and Minorities Officer to ensure the distribution of compensation to the affected people in all approved cases under the provisions of the Prevention of Atrocities Act
The Deputy Commissioner advocated the effective implementation of the SC/ ST Atrocities Act for safeguarding the interests SC/ST community in the district. He said that any applicant who registers a complaint under the SC / ST Atrocities Act was eligible for compensation after filing of FIR under various sections of the Act. He said that the FIR was filed by the Police while the District Attorney's Office scrutinized whether the sections imposed in FIR were relevant or not.
In the meeting, the cases registered by the Police and being fought by the District Attorney were also discussed. It was decided to put in more effort to get these cases resolved on a priority basis.