• April to June 2025 Article ID: NSS9237 Impact Factor:8.05 Cite Score:499 Download: 30 DOI: https://doi.org/ View PDf

    Witness Protection and its Need in India

      Gyanendra Kumar Pandey
        PhD Scholar, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur (U.P.)
      Dr. Harish Chandra Pandey
        Assistant Professor, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur (U.P.)

Abstract: In the law enforcement framework, witnesses and their declarations assume a definitive part in arriving at the end of the case. Witnesses, being the most urgent members in the technique, are undermined or actuated by the gatherings associated with the case to change or withdraw their assertions. In this manner, cases don't arrive at an honest and reasonable end. The victims' quest for justice is hampered by the judicial system. The privileges given to witnesses and casualties are very restricted in contrast with the large number of freedoms of the denounced. Thus, safeguarding the observers becomes imperative for accomplishing the principal objective of the law enforcement framework. Considering these considerations, the author will discuss the significance of witnesses to the rule of law in the criminal justice system in his paper. The creator will likewise bring up the lacunae in our current standards and regulations which have nearly underestimated the obligations of the observer and his well-being and security.

Keywords:  Witness, Protection, Human Rights, India, Law, Judicial System.