Overview
- The state told the Madras High Court on Monday that it is drafting a Standard Operating Procedure to fast‑track prosecution of sexual crimes against women and children.
- Advocate General Vijay Narayan said delays in getting forensic science reports, especially DNA analysis, are the main cause of slow charge sheets and that the government will expand DNA testing facilities across the state.
- The Division Bench ordered the Tamil Nadu government and the High Court Registrar to file a comprehensive report within two weeks detailing pending sexual‑offence cases, POCSO court functioning, existing infrastructure, and the need for more special courts.
- The court hearing grew out of a writ by a 26‑year‑old who alleges she was raped by two police constables in Tiruvannamalai on September 29, 2025, and the trial in that case had charges framed on June 17 with trial set to begin on June 24.
- If implemented, more DNA labs and guidance for day‑to‑day trials could help meet the BNSS two‑month mandate, speed witness testimony and reduce opportunities for intimidation; the two‑week reports will show how quickly those changes may follow.