The Supreme Court has observed that criminal justice system in the country is not working properly and recommended urgent steps to stem the rot.A Supreme Court bench of justices Aftab Alam and R M Lodha has made the statement following the Allahabad High Court acquitting a man charged with rape and kidnapping after, what it called, a 'cryptic and perfunctory' verdict, based on 'conjectures and surmises.'The bench advised that the criminal cases relating to offences against the State, corruption, dowry death, domestic violence, sexual assault, financial fraud and cyber crimes are fast-tracked and decided in a fixed time frame, preferably, within three years. To achieve this, the bench observed, immediate and urgent steps are to be taken in amending the procedural and other laws.