Justice Bhat enlightens Munsiffs on Code of Criminal Procedure

Excelsior Correspondent

Justice Bansi Lal Bhat delivering lecture to Munsiffs on Code of Criminal Procedure.
Justice Bansi Lal Bhat delivering lecture to Munsiffs on Code of Criminal Procedure.

JAMMU, Apr 19: Under the guidance and patronage of Chief Patron of State Judicial Academy, Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar, Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Committee of Judges, State Judicial Academy (Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar, Chairman and Justice Hasnain Massodi, Member), Jammu and Kashmir State Judicial Academy today conducted one day refresher course for Munsiffs of Jammu province.
Justice Bansi Lal Bhat was the Resource person. The programme was conducted by  Pawan Dev Kotwal, Director, State Judicial Academy.
Session-I was on “Charge in Criminal cases with special emphasis on the joinder of charges”, Session-II related to “Sections 145 to 148 of the Code of Criminal Procedure”, and Session-III was on the topic “Commissions for examination of witnesses in criminal trials”.
Justice Bansi Lal Bhat dealt with all the topics of the programme and exhaustively explained the provisions. He enlightened the participants regarding ways and means which they can adopt while dealing with cases and reminded the officers about their powers, duties and responsibilities in dispensation of justice.
He praised the role of Judicial Academy which has grown over the years to excellence and is now imparting training not only to the Judicial Officers and staff of High Court and Subordinate Courts but also to the prosecuting/police officers and officials of the Government.
The participating officers freely interacted with the Resource person and sought clarifications of several aspects of application of law and also the ways and means as to how those difficulties are to be surmounted.