TheAssam cabineton Sunday decided to withdraw about three lakh petty cases pending in various throughout the state within six months to speed up Justice delivery in serious cases.
Under Section 321 ofCrPC, the public prosecutor in charge of a case has been empowered to withdraw from prosecution, with the Consent of the court, at any time before the judgment is pronounced.
Briefing the media, cabinet ministerJayanta Malla Baruahsaid about 4.19 lakh cases are pending in the state today and most of these cases are petty ones.