Supreme Court On Criminal Justice System

Killings in police encounters affect the credibility of rule of law and the administration of criminal justice system, the Supreme Court had said in a 2014 judgment while issuing a slew of guidelines to be followed in such matters.

P Chidambaram on Sunday said the criminal justice system that tolerates pre-trial incarceration is an affront to the Constitution and urged the Supreme Court to put an end to this "daily abuse of the law".

The Supreme Court observed while discharging three accused in an alleged abetment of suicide case which was registered way back in 2008 in Punjab that "The criminal justice system of ours can itself be a punishment."

Expressing concern over sexual violence against women and girls with disabilities, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued slew of directions to make criminal justice system more disabled-friendly.

The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the Centre for not taking appropriate steps itself for ensuring speedy trial for undertrial prisoners but "criticising" the criminal justice system and the judiciary for it.

Killings in police encounters affect the credibility of rule of law and the administration of criminal justice system, the Supreme Court had said in a 2014 judgment while issuing a slew of guidelines to be followed in such matters.

P Chidambaram on Sunday said the criminal justice system that tolerates pre-trial incarceration is an affront to the Constitution and urged the Supreme Court to put an end to this "daily abuse of the law".

The Supreme Court observed while discharging three accused in an alleged abetment of suicide case which was registered way back in 2008 in Punjab that "The criminal justice system of ours can itself be a punishment."

Expressing concern over sexual violence against women and girls with disabilities, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued slew of directions to make criminal justice system more disabled-friendly.

The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the Centre for not taking appropriate steps itself for ensuring speedy trial for undertrial prisoners but "criticising" the criminal justice system and the judiciary for it.