Mobile Court bill introduced in JS
Monday, 14 September 2009
A bill was introduced in Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Sunday providing limited power to the executive magistrates and the district magistrates to take cognisance of few offences on the spot and give punishment, reports UNB.
Home Minister Sahara Khatun introduced the Mobile Court Bill, 2009, which was sent to the parliamentary standing committee on the home ministry for scrutiny and report back to parliament by one day.
In a statement on the aims and objectives of the bill, the minister said the mobile court was aimed at maintaining law and order in the public interest and dealing more effectively with the tendency of committing offences.
It said if a mobile court fined an accused on the spot for any offence, s/he would have to pay the fine instantly. In case of failure to realise the fined money on the spot, the sentence to jail of the accused would come into force with immediate effect. In such cases, jail term would not exceed three months.
Under another provision of the bill, the sentence to jail for an offence by a mobile court cannot exceed two years.
The bill says police, law enforcers or concerned government agency will be compelled to provide assistance if sought by mobile court operating executive magistrate or district magistrate.
Under the bill, an aggrieved person can file appeal against any sentence by a mobile court with the district magistrate. The district magistrate will hear the appeal and settle the matter.
If the appeal is made against any sentence given by district magistrate or additional district magistrate, a session judge will hear the appeal.
Home Minister Sahara Khatun introduced the Mobile Court Bill, 2009, which was sent to the parliamentary standing committee on the home ministry for scrutiny and report back to parliament by one day.
In a statement on the aims and objectives of the bill, the minister said the mobile court was aimed at maintaining law and order in the public interest and dealing more effectively with the tendency of committing offences.
It said if a mobile court fined an accused on the spot for any offence, s/he would have to pay the fine instantly. In case of failure to realise the fined money on the spot, the sentence to jail of the accused would come into force with immediate effect. In such cases, jail term would not exceed three months.
Under another provision of the bill, the sentence to jail for an offence by a mobile court cannot exceed two years.
The bill says police, law enforcers or concerned government agency will be compelled to provide assistance if sought by mobile court operating executive magistrate or district magistrate.
Under the bill, an aggrieved person can file appeal against any sentence by a mobile court with the district magistrate. The district magistrate will hear the appeal and settle the matter.
If the appeal is made against any sentence given by district magistrate or additional district magistrate, a session judge will hear the appeal.