Interviews with Magistrates(one each district)
	Interview Date	02.12.2013	27.11.2013	28.11.2013	30.11.13
Q. No.	Questions	Comilla	Gopalgonj	Madaripur	Mymensingh	Rangpur
1	For how long does the court sit each day?	4 - 6 hours	6 -8 hours	4 - 6 hours	6 -8 hours
2	How many cases do your magistrates deal with in an average day?	50 - 100	50 - 100	200-300	100-200
3	What proportion of cases do you think are false?	Few	Many	Some	Not applicable
4	What is the average time it takes to complete a criminal trial, from start to verdict?	1 - 2 years	1 - 2 years	6 months to a year	Time varies based on the merit of the cases
5	What proportion of accused are represented by a lawyer at trial	Most	All	Most	Most
6	What proportion of accused are women?	5 - 10%	less than 5%	5 - 10%	less than 5%
7	What is the main offence for which women face trial?	Under the sections- 406, 420, 379, 323, 326, 307, 302 of the Penal Code.	Narcotics-related offense, dowry claim offense, theft	Fraud, narcotics, dowry	Narcotics, Murder
8	Do you apply the Children Act of 2013?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
9	If yes, have you had any training on how to apply the Children Act 2013?	Don't know	No	Yes > Juvenile courts & children act	No
10	If you are not applying the Children Act 2013, why not?	Not suitable question	Not applicable		Not applicable
11	What proportion of trials end in a Guilty plea	Very few	Very few	Very few	Very few
12	What proportion  of trials are compounded?	If the case is compoundable, then we do compound.	less than half	less than half
13	Is there a mechanism for pre-trial review where prosecution and defence can discuss plea, evidence and witnesses?	If plaintiff and defendant wants.	Never	Frequently	No
14	If Yes: in the last 12 months, in what kinds of cases has this been used?	In last 12 months this type of mechanism was not adopted.	N/A	NoS (Dowry), sections 323-326,420,406 of penal code	Not applicable
15	If No:Would such a pre-trial hearing help in managing the caseload?	Yes	Yes		No
16	What is the average number of adjournments per case?		25 times	10 to 25	Time varies based on the merit of the cases
17	What is the main reason for adjournments/postponements? Do NOT read answers	1. Non appearance of witness 2. Non appearance of lawyers 3. Non appearance of PP 4. Application by lawyers 5. Application by PP	1. Non appearance of witness 2. Non appearance of lawyers 3. Non appearance of PP 4. Application by lawyers 5. Application by PP	1. non appearance of  lawyer 2. non appearance of witness	1. Non appearance of witness
18	In what year was the oldest live case registred?		2002 (only 1)	No cases seen before 2007	1999
19	Is there a mechanism for the judiciary, police, prisons, prosecutors, Bar, NGOs to meet regularly to discuss the local justice situation?	Yes > Discuss about judicial conference.	Yes	Yes	No
20	Is there an inspection mechanism supervising the work of the courts?	Report to High Court	Yes > Through inspection	Yes > the judges of higher court visit the courts	Report to High Court
21	What are the most important challenges in the criminal justice system from your point of view?	1. Delay in investigation 2. Lack of police personnel 3. Non appearance of witness in due time 4. Can not bring the witness before the court 5. Failure to submit the evidence before the court	1. Lack of judges and courts. 2. No option to compound in court. 3. No option to compensate the plaintiff. 4. Tendency of lawyers to lengthen the cases 5. The prosecutor should be a government officer. 6. The prosecutors are reluctant to make a hearing in GR cases. (GR = General Register)	1. A coordiantion and development relationship among judges+court staff+ lawyers and police should be introduced. 2. Police should take more effective steps to bring the criminals and witnesses before the court. 3. To complete the investigation expeditiously and to submit the investigation report immediately. 4. The assistant attornies should be more responsible.	1.Failure to appear the witness 2. Lawyers are not friendly 3. Judges number is inadequate compare to cases