LAW RELATED TO WITNESS PROTECTION IN INDIA

Author – Hardik Gupta, NMIMS

Best Citation – Hardik Gupta, LAW RELATED TO WITNESS PROTECTION IN INDIA, Indian Journal of Legal Review (IJLR), 3 (1) of 2023, Pg. 644-650, ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT

The paper aims at giving an analysis of the condition of witnesses and the status of their security in the judicial process. The analysis will be based on various law commission report , article and court judgments based on which it will be seen that are there any special provision or laws provided for the protection of witness. The paper also aims at exploring another aspect of mental health of a witness after going through a tough judicial proceeding with reference to 154th law commission report. Various sections of Cr. P.C. and IPC will be too analysed as to see does these codes provide for any special procedure for witness protection or punishment for threatening a witness for giving false statement in the court.