Two committees formed to address politically motivated cases

The government has formed two committees--one at the district level and another at the ministry level--to handle cases of politically motivated cases.
These committees will recommend the withdrawal of cases filed against political leaders, activists, and individuals that were driven by political vendettas in recent years, report agencies.
The Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs issued an official notification regarding the formation of these committees on Sunday.
The district-level committee will be led by the district magistrate, with the additional district magistrate serving as the member secretary. Other members will include the superintendent of police (or a deputy commissioner of police in metropolitan areas) and the public prosecutor (or metropolitan public prosecutor for city cases).
Applications seeking withdrawal of politically motivated cases must be submitted to the district magistrate by December 31. Each application should be accompanied by a certified copy of the First Information Report (FIR) and the charge sheet, if applicable.
Upon receiving an application, the district magistrate will forward it to the public prosecutor within seven working days. The public prosecutor is required to provide their opinion within 15 working days. Following this, the district magistrate will present the application, along with the prosecutor's opinion, to the district committee within seven working days.
If the committee decides that the case was filed for political or harassment purposes, it will recommend to the government for withdrawn of the case. The district magistrate must then send the committee's recommendation, along with relevant documents, to the Ministry of Home Affairs within 45 working days, following a specified format.