Guntur:
A Judge here has delivered judgements in 111 criminal cases in one day, creating a record of sorts in the annals of judiciary.
Junior Civil Judge J V V Satyanarayana Murthy of Mangalagiri town delivered the judgements on Thursday, Mangalagiri Bar Association officials said.
The previous record in the country was of 80 cases, they said.
Of the 111 cases, in 78 the accused confessed to the offences, resulting in imposition of fines totalling Rs 99,500. The cases related to theft, street brawls, domestic quarrels and road accidents, among others, they said.
Earlier also, Murthy had disposing of 808 civil cases in 20 days when he was posted at Pulivendhula town a few years ago, winning the admiration of then Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, the officials said.