GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Remission policy for convicts, Bilkis Bano case etc Directions: It is important for prelims to know the concepts of the terms such as remission, suspension, respite, and commute (do go through them once). Source: The Hindu Context: Eleven men who were sentenced to life imprisonment in 2008 for the gang …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Indian Judiciary Source: Indian Express Direction: It is a legal article. No need to go in-depth, just know the issue. Context: Recently, SC (in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI) case: The SC has asserted mandatory compliance with Sections 41 and 41A of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Thus, giving primacy to …
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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Police Reforms Direction: Can make a few notes, but be very selective. Read it once to understand the changes. Context: On the 75 anniversary of India’s importance, the author analyses the need for police reforms IPC 1861: The main objective was to use the police as a weapon of repression …
General Studies 2 Syllabus: Structure, organization and functioning of executive and judiciary, CJI etc Source: The Hindu Context: Chief Justice of India said aimless and hasty arrests, locking up undertrial prisoners in jail for long spells and making it almost impossible for them to get bail is proof that the system is in dire need …
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Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. 3. Comprehensive reforms are needed in the criminal justice system to ensure effective enforcement of the law, uphold accountability, have a well trained workforce and speedy disposal of the cases. …
Introduction: With the state firmly planted in the driver’s seat, the engine of our criminal justice system runs full throttle in the name of justice; but on-boards only the accused and the functionaries. The primary victims’ mere witnesses in the eyes of the law are side-lined and left to their own resources. The …
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Context: Committee on Criminal Law Reform: Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted a national level committee for reform in criminal law. There have been several attempts in recent decades to overhaul the body of criminal law, comprising the Indian Penal Code of 1860 vintage, the Code of Criminal Procedure that was …
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