REALITY OF JUSTICE TO VICTIMS
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Victim, Victimology, Witness, Criminal justiceAbstract
The objective of a criminal justice system is to prosecute criminals and their behavior in furtherance of maintenance of law and order, which makes it criminal-centric that bases classification of deterrent behavior and punishment on the act of criminal, rather than the victim who becomes the object of a criminal act being executed over. This is a parallel where witnesses themselves become victims in the expedition of access to justice. The hitch between organized crimes and corruption often place witnesses in a situation either of hostility or distress, which is seen in acts of whistle-blowers as they act as witnesses to aid investigation, trials and procedural justice.
State being the guarantor of fundamental rights, has a duty both to protect citizens against crime and criminals, and to provide redressal mechanism for vulnerable sufferers such as women and children under the wide ambit of Part III of the Constitution and other statutory mechanisms to be discussed in the paper. Globally, across various jurisdictions, sophisticated investigation and trial procedures essentially include witness protection schemes in order to protect the person who provides deposition forming an essential part of evidence. The realm of criminal justice must not just suffice to entailing punishment to the criminal, but to restore the law and faith in justice in the mind of the victim through perspectives of reparation and compensation.
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