The High Court of Karnataka has deprecated the “culture of repeated adjournments” in criminal trials, expressing shock that a 2014 case involving the sexual assault of a six-year-old girl at a Bengaluru school remains pending even after 12 years.

Over half of Telangana's POCSO cases remain pending trial, highlighting severe judicial backlog and delays in delivering justice.

The High Court of Karnataka has deprecated the “culture of repeated adjournments” in criminal trials, expressing shock that a 2014 case involving the sexual assault of a…