Staff Reporter
The Model Courts which have been set up across the country to provide speedy justice and clear the massive backlog of cases decided 512 cases including 39 cases of murder and 113 of narcotics here on Monday.
According to details, the Director General Supreme Court Monitoring Cell Sohail Nasir said that in order to decide the pending cases on priority,the Courts awarded death sentence to 2 and Rigorous imprisonment (RI) to 3 accused in cases of murder and drugs smuggling.
Civil model courts decided 189 family and rent disputes while model magistrates courts disposed of 171 cases. The fine of Rs 3,157,099 was also imposed on various accused while witnesses of 612 were also recorded in different cases, he added.
