Taking suo motu cognisance of the shocking case of the gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus on Sunday, the Delhi High Court today asked the Police Commissioner to file a status report on the case within two days. The court also approved the setting up of five fast-track courts for tackling rape cases in the city.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had yesterday urged the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court to take urgent action in making the fast-track courts functional. She said, the city government had already approved setting up of the fast-track courts to deal with the cases of sexual assault on women and to provide speedy justice and conviction of the guilty.
Referring to the gang rape and brutal assault on the girl on Sunday evening, Ms Dikshit suggested to Justice Murugesan that bail should not be given to those involved in heinous crimes against women.