Reuters investigations found India substantially reduced its target number of fast-track courts for rape cases from 2,600 to just 790 over the past decade.
Fast-track courts were envisioned to accelerate rape prosecutions and improve conviction timelines in a system often criticized for delay. The downsized target indicates a gap between original ambition and current planning.
A fall from 2,600 to 790 represents a roughly two-thirds reduction in intended court count, with implications for geographic coverage and caseload pressure. Fewer specialized dockets can lengthen waits for victims seeking trial dates.
Investigators tied the finding to broader questions about whether India’s criminal justice reforms match the scale of sexual violence reporting. Resource allocation and state cooperation often determine how many special courts actually open.
The Reuters investigation documents policy retrenchment: the national fast-track rape court program’s target footprint is now far smaller than the figure set earlier in the initiative’s history.
India’s fast-track special court target for rape cases shrank from 2,600 to 790 over the past decade according to Reuters reporting. Reuters found India reduced its target for fast-track rape courts from 2,600 to 790 over the past decade, shrinking planned specialized judicial capacity. The reduced fast-track court target reflects a substantial scaling back of India’s earlier planned specialized rape trial infrastructure nationwide.
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