How Dubai’s One-Day Court delivers swift justice

Dubai: Because of the One-Day Courtroom initiative, swift justive has been allotted in Dubai with the variety of instances dropping to 2,621 final 12 months, in comparison with 6,191 instances in 2019.

In line with Dubai’s Legal professional-Normal Essam Issa Al Humaidan, the initiative minimize ready time at Dubai Courts for misdemeanour instances. “The number of cases dropped last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative enhanced procedures and reduced delivery time,” stated Al Humaidan.

Throughout March final 12 months, the variety of instances dropped earlier than the court docket stopped trying into instances in April and Might. When it resumed work in June, it solely heard 43 instances and the quantity grew to 140 by December 2020. Nearly all of instances involved unhealthy cheques, which went up by 31 per cent, totalling 1,165 instances. This was adopted by 653 instances involving unlawful keep within the nation and 330 instances of individuals engaged on a go to visa.

The court docket noticed 305 instances involving consumtion of alcohol in 2020, which constituted eight per cent of the whole variety of instances. Drink driving instances totalled 177 throughout this era.

The One-Day Courtroom initiative was formally rolled out in March 2017 to make sure quicker justice for instances like bounced cheques, alcohol-related offences, residency and site visitors instances.

The initiative’s goal was to cut back time required in investigation and prosecution by implementing a verdict in two phases in lower than 24 hours for the instances that don’t require hearings by witnesses.

It was accepted by His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, as a part of Penal Order Legislation No 1 of 2017 on March 2017, and extends to all Dubai police stations.

A pilot mission of the One-Day Courtroom was tried in 2015 and 2016 involving the Residency and Foreigners’ Affairs, Al Muraqqabat police station, and the Visitors Division.

Throughout its first two years of operations, it heard 5,384 instances however in 2017 the quantity rose into 25,047 instances. The numbers dropped to 9,949 instances in 2018.

“All offences that were added to the list of charges that can be dealt with through the one-day court were thoroughly studied and filtered,” added Al Humaidan.

The initiative was later adopted by all emirates.

The entire variety of defendants within the one-day-court was 10,965 final 12 months, in keeping with official knowledge. “Dubai Public Prosecution is keen to work as per the latest global practices. Dubai Prosecution will not hesitate to update its procedures to speed up the cases in accordance with legal and administrative frames,” he stated.

Unlawful entry into the nation

Returning after deportation

Staying within the nation illegally

Possession of alcoholic drinks

Consuming alcoholic drinks (till the top of 2020)

Issuing a cheque with malicious intent

Signing on the again aspect of the cheque (with out adequate funds)

Involvement in an accident that injured somebody

Trying to drive beneath the affect

Possessing alcoholic drinks illegally

Driving a automotive and not using a licence