WITNESS PROTECTION IN CRIMINAL TRIAL IN INDIA

Abstract

Crime is an inevitable phenomenon in any society. Every society seeks to limit the newlineoccurrence of such phenomenon and penalises those responsible for it. The person newlineaccused of a crime is presumed innocent unless proved guilty beyond reasonable doubt newlineand thus is entitled to a fair trial. Witnesses play an important role in deciding the guilt or newlinethe innocence of the accused person. It is, however, important to protect the witnesses newlinefrom the threats which they might get for the reason of being a witness from either side. newlineThe present research work seeks to study, discuss and analyze the problems faced by the newlinewitnesses during a criminal trial relating to violent crimes. It also seeks to discuss the newlineschemes and programmes for witness protection. Crime and its components being a newlineglobal phenomenon, the research work is limited only to the trials of violent crimes in newlineIndia. newline1.7 RESEARCH newline