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VOL. 9, ISSUE 1 (2023)
Plea bargaining: An alternative remedis
Authors
Tarun Kumar, Tripti Jaiswal
Abstract
Plea bargaining, in law, the practice of negotiating an agreement between the prosecution and the defense whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense or (in the case of multiple offenses) to one or more of the offenses charged in exchange for more lenient sentencing, recommendations, a specific sentence, this is taken from american where this concept very comman. Recently plea-bargaining process was in news when Tablighi Jamaat persons who belonging to different countries has file application in court for plea bargaining process and obtain release from criminal cases by paying the fine imposed by court. Justice is a divine thing which every system of justice is expected to achieve as much as possible. Everyone on earth desire justice for him or her. Judiciary play a vital role in a democratic country like India. Very few people get justice on time due to economic condition of the country. Indian judiciary is over burdened by crores of pending case. It was a demand of time to legislate and introduce a tool to help in disposing the pendency of cases in lower courts in India. For this purpose, Plea bargaining became part of criminal procedure under chapter XXI-A in 2005 which came into force in 2006. This research article focusses on plea bargaining and its impact on criminal law system in India. This research is focused on the relevant provisions of plea bargaining in the Criminal Procedure Code 1973 and its implementation, achievement judicial pronouncement. It also aims to trace the problems in the implementation of the amendment Act 2005. And finally, we conclude with some meaningful suggestion to the model of plea bargaining.
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Pages:12-14
How to cite this article:
Tarun Kumar, Tripti Jaiswal "Plea bargaining: An alternative remedis". International Journal of Law, Vol 9, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 12-14
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