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Slow pace of reforms in the ‘criminal justice system’ worries NHRC group

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    23rd Aug, 2021

A group of experts from the NHRC expressed serious concerns over the “slow pace of reforms in the criminal justice system”.

Context

A group of experts from the NHRC expressed serious concerns over the “slow pace of reforms in the criminal justice system”. 

Key-highlights 

  • According to estimates, there were about 4.4 crore pending cases in the Supreme Court, High Courts and district courts.
    • Delays in disposal of cases result in human rights violations of both the undertrials and convicted prisoners, and others related to the cases.
  • In the criminal justice system, not only trials are getting delayed, but court orders convicting a person also took years to implement.

What is the criminal justice System?

  • The Criminal Justice System (CJS) includes the institutions/agencies and processes established by a government to control crime in the country.
  • This includes components like police and courts.

Suggestions 

  • Digitisation of documents would help in speeding up investigations and trials.
  • Special laws and fast-track courts could replace certain offences under the IPC in order to reduce the piling up of cases.
  • Awareness on law among police personnel, study into the rate of conviction of police officials and their non-compliance of law.
  • Increasing the number of police personnel, introduction of social workers and psychologists in the criminal justice system were some of the suggestions to make it better.
  • The focus also needs to be on the victim’s rights and smart policing.

About NHRC

  • The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India was established on 12 October, 1993.
  • The statute under which it is established is the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993 as amended by the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006.

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