Department of Justice
Criminal and Integrity Prosecution Division
The Criminal and Integrity Prosecution Division is vested with the mandate to prosecute the criminal & Corruption cases on behalf of the State. It derives its authority from Article 29 of the Constitution and Section 10 of the Office of the Attorney General Act 2015. A major share of the workload are the investigation reports of cases referred for prosecution by the RBP and ACC.
Tracking and analyzing over 41,000 registered criminal cases to build safer communities, ensure transparent justice, and streamline legal documentation.
Successfully resolving over 8,000 criminal cases through diligent investigation, modern forensic technology, and law enforcement collaboration.
Managing an active docket of 42.4k pending cases with secure, centralized record-keeping to accelerate legal processing.
Review facts of the case expeditiously
Ask for additional evidence from case referring agency, if necessary
Determine if the act constitutes offense
Initiate case if the case fulfills evidential and public interest test consideration for prosecution
Drop the case if the case fulfills public interest test consideration against prosecution.
Withdraw cases and enter into plea bargain
Office of the Attorney General
Post Box No. 1045
Thori Lam, Lower Motithang,Thimphu : Bhutan
PABX Tel: (+975-2) 326889/324604/336947/335774,
Fax: (+975-2) 324606
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