The Sindh High Court, Larkana Circuit Court, has ordered the Sindh chief secretary to immediately direct the deputy commissioners to establish safe houses at taluka level in Larkana, Sukkur and Nawabshah divisions to be managed controlled and supervised by DCs of respective areas.
The establishing of such safe houses should not take more than two months time due to special circumstances of these areas. The court further ordered to direct SSPs to immediately establish cell (Rescue Centers) at taluka and district level in same divisions whereas in other divisions such centers shall be established at district level under the charge of women police officer and staff, but may include male police staff, which shall attend the complaints of any kind of violence against women and shall ensure safe access of victims to safe-houses.
This should not take more than two months time in interior Sindh and three months at other places, the court ordered. The court further ordered him to direct SSPs of each district to ensure security of such safe houses by deploying jawans, who, however, shall have no excess inside the same in normal situation. The court further ordered that DCs and SSPs to make publication of such rescue centers and safe houses and their purpose in coordination with bar associations and NGOs with good reputation.
The detailed judgment was issued on Wednesday disposing of 145 cases of different categories.
