Criminal Justice Reform

As the Supreme Court signals tougher laws for acid attacks, India faces a crucial question: do harsher punishments ensure justice, or is deeper systemic reform needed? A detailed legal editorial explores the implications.

The Union government will showcase India’s new criminal justice codes through a Republic Day tableau, highlighting the nationwide rollout of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita framework and its technology-driven vision for criminal law reform.

One year after India's ambitious new criminal codes, a paradox has emerged. The laws, meant to deliver swift justice, are colliding with a system crippled by manpower shortages and infrastructure gaps. Legal confusion, forensic bottlenecks, and a digital divide are creating new delays, undermining the reform's goals. This analysis examines the growing disconnect between the government's vision and the stark reality on the ground.