Non-bailable warrants issue: 73K cases pending, Madras HC appoints nodal officer
Citing the report filed by the Registrar General, the judge said 73,699 cases are pending at the stage of execution of NBWs from 1985 to June 2025 across the courts in Tamil Nadu.
Commenting that pendency of warrants from 1985 'reflects a breakdown of the system', Justice P Velmurugan appointed R Mahesh Babu, a retired chief administrative officer of district judiciary, as the nodal officer to review the situation in subordinate courts and submit reports.
File action taken report in 3 months: Judge to DGP
The judge, in the order passed on Friday while disposing of a batch of petitions seeking directions to the police to execute NBWs against accused persons and subordinate courts to take charge sheets on file, also told the DGP to file an action taken report in three months.
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