Criminal Justice System In India: A Critical Study

Kumari Chelsiya & Dr. Vijay Laxmi Sharma, Manipal University, Jaipur

INTRODUCTION

The rule of law, democracy, development, and human rights are all dependent on governments' ability to enforce the criminal justice system. Criminal justice seeks to prevent and control crime, preserve public order and peace, defend the rights of victims and those in conflict with the law, punish and rehabilitate those found guilty of crimes, and protect life and property from crime and criminality in general. According to the Indian constitution, it is the first responsibility of the state.

The police, the judiciary, and the penal system are the three formal agencies of criminal justice. India's constitution deems police and jail management to be the sole responsibility of the government. Federal and state supreme courts, as well as state high courts, are responsible for ensuring that all judicial matters are handled properly. All criminal justice institutions are controlled by federal legislation, including the Indian penal code, Criminal Procedure Code, Indian Evidence Act, Police Act, and Prison Act, despite the fact that police and prisons are state subjects.