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“Specialisation within the judiciary reflects functional necessity, not judicial fragmentation”. Analyse this statement in the context of special criminal courts. Evaluate the concerns associated with such institutional arrangements.

Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Q2. “Specialisation within the judiciary reflects functional necessity, not judicial fragmentation”. Analyse this statement in the context of special criminal courts. Evaluate the concerns associated with such institutional arrangements. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question The increasing reliance on special …

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Judicial Experimentalism with Section 498A

Syllabus: Polity Source:  TH Context: The Supreme Court, in Shivangi Bansal vs Sahib Bansal (2025), endorsed the Allahabad High Court’s directions introducing a two-month “cooling period” and referral to Family Welfare Committees in Section 498A (now Section 85 BNS) cases. This move sparked debate on judicial experimentalism as it may delay a victim’s right to …

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Remission

Source:  IE Context: The Supreme Court directed states to consider the premature release of eligible prisoners without requiring an application. About Remission: What is Remission? Remission is the reduction of a convict’s sentence before the completion of the full term. It does not erase the conviction but shortens the duration of imprisonment. Laws Governing Remission: Section …

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UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 26 September 2024

  UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 26 September 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles   InstaLinks :  Insta Links help you think beyond the  current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …

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Custodial Death Judgement

Reference:          Live Law Syllabus: Governance: Criminal Justice System   Context: The Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict in an appeal by police officers convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other offences in a decades-old custodial death case for the alleged torture and death of a man in police custody in …

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Analysis of Bills to Overhaul the Criminal Justice System

GS Paper 2  Syllabus: Governance: Criminal Justice System   Source: TH  Context: The government has introduced three Bills to replace the foundational laws of the criminal justice system in India—the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act (IEA). Kindly refer to an article on the same topic: …

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Supreme Court’s contradictory verdicts reinforce the need for a Bail Act

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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Hasty arrests, near-impossible bail show need for overhaul: CJI

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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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. Comment. (250 words)

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. …

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Insights into Editorial: Changing the discourse on victim jurisprudence

    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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Insights into Editorial: Reform with caution: On criminal laws reform

  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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