How the reformed criminal laws put a cosmetic patch on India’s abiding issue with witness protection
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How the reformed criminal laws put a cosmetic patch on India’s abiding issue with witness protection
After years of push from the judiciary, the Parliament finally legislated on the witness protection scheme for the first time through Section 398 of the BNSS, 2023. Yet the provision, much like the broader criminal law reforms, is only a patchwork, conveniently shifting the burden onto state legislatures and keeping loose ends untied.
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