Restorative Justice System in India (Paper)
- Prakhar Dubey, UPES Dehradun
- August 29, 2021
Content :
The paper deals with the existing criminal justice system and present the various problem which the victim faces. The perfect criminal justice is one where the victim receives justice in a true sense however there is a various problem which victim faces like being judged from society not receiving compensation for an injury that he or she has suffered, the psychological stress the person is going through, etc. This paper has dealt with such questions and provided suggestions on bringing an effective restorative justice mechanism in India. There are few requirements in restorative justice some of them include, conferencing in the family group, healing circle Victims offer mediation in this way parties who are engaged in committing the offence are present to deal with the aftermath of the offence and its future repercussion. This paper has taken examples from various law commission reports, Committees and various countries, supreme court judges, and proposed amendments. The majorly paper seeks the idea in two phases where firstly it deals with the idea of Victim Compensation an Effective Solution and secondly Victim Support Service philosophy. The paper ends with a conclusion to improve the existing system and the way ahead for better rehabilitation of the victim.
