6,800 graft cases probed by CBI pending in courts: CVC

New Delhi, NT Bureau: As many as 6,841 corruption cases probed by the CBI were pending trials in different courts, 313 of them for more than 20 years, according to the latest annual report of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).

Of the total cases, 2,039 were pending trials for more than 10 years and up to 20 years, 2,324 for over five years and up to 10 years, 842 for more than three years and up to five years and 1,323 for less than three years, as on December 31, 2022, it said.

“The Commission took note of the large number of cases pending trial in different courts. It was observed that as on 31.12.2022, 6,841 cases were pending trial, out of which 313 cases were pending (trial) for more than 20 years,” the report said.

In addition to these, a total of 12,408 appeals and revisions in the corruption cases were pending in high courts and in the Supreme Court with 417 of them for more than 20 years.

As many as 688 such appeals and revisions were pending for “more than 15 years but less than 20 years”, 2,314 for “more than 10 but less than 15 years”, 4,005 for “more than five but less than 10 years”, 2,881 for “more than two but but less than five years” and 2,103 for “less than two years”, the report said.