Scope of Scientific Investigation in Administration of Criminal Justice System (Paper)
- Subham Bhowal, SLS Hyderabad
- January 21, 2021
Content :
Science is rapidly changing the world around us today even as we watch it unfolding in front of our eyes. Private rockets are being launched into space, electric vehicles are replacing fossil fuel ones and 5G technology is being launched in every country across the world. In this age of rapid globalization where multi-national companies are investing billions of dollars in India, we are still lagging as a nation in many aspects. The progress of India through these international ventures where the rules and laws keep changing everyday, India needs to introspect. We need to amend a lot of obsolete and outdated systems which keep pulling the country backwards. In this era of economic surge of India in the global markets, India must not allow itself to be pulled down by a justice system that is unfair to those who seek access to it in terms of expenditure of money and time and effort and no guarantee of definite justice. All because the administration is unwilling to recognise this decades-old problem and solve it. The application of science in the administration of criminal justice is a less discussed topic. It should, in fact, be the most debated one in the entire discussion surrounding the criminal justice system. In this research paper, a sincere endeavour has been made to underline the scope of application of science in the criminal justice system, the challenges and how to overcome them. Case laws have been analysed to demonstrate how the theories surrounding the application of science are applied by the courts in criminal trials.
