Introduction India as a country has seen been controlled by multiple countries. Thus, it has gotten influences form the many different countries which have helped shape the Criminal Justice System that it uses today. In this research paper, I will be looking at a brief history how India came to be the nation it is today. After this I will look at what kind of legal system India is. Then I will be looking at the way that the criminal justice system is structured the courts, corrections and police. After that I will look more specifically at how people are sentenced and at how old offenders must be to be sentenced. After this I, will look at how it is similar and how it differs from the United States Criminal Justice System as well as what
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Below the supreme court there is the High courts which each state has. High courts are responsible for administering the justice in each of their respective states. Below the high court’s there are district judges in each district which are responsible with administering the law in the districts. They also act as courts of original jurisdiction and as appeal courts in some cases. There are also provisions in the constitution for special tribunals which can be set up for specific cases like for taxes, administrative and land. (Srikrishna, 2008, pp. 242-244).
Classification of Crime The Indian Penal code (IPC) divides more than 300 crimes into two different offenses: cognizable and non-cognizable. Cognizable offenses are crimes where police do not need a warrant to arrest the suspect which are offenses that are serious like murder, rape, rioting. Kidnaping and other serious crimes. Non-Cognizable offenses are crimes that require a warrant for arrest and are usually less serious than cognizable crimes (Raghavan, p.5). One of the most common crimes in India that occur every day are petty crimes like pickpocketing and purse snatching which happen in crowded areas like subways and markets. There are also alarming rates of rape especially in New Delhi which has been nicknamed the “rape capital” with 2,069 rape cases in 2014 (OSAC,
Below the supreme court there is the High courts which each state has. High courts are responsible for administering the justice in each of their respective states. Below the high court’s there are district judges in each district which are responsible with administering the law in the districts. They also act as courts of original jurisdiction and as appeal courts in some cases. There are also provisions in the constitution for special tribunals which can be set up for specific cases like for taxes, administrative and land. (Srikrishna, 2008, pp. 242-244).
Classification of Crime The Indian Penal code (IPC) divides more than 300 crimes into two different offenses: cognizable and non-cognizable. Cognizable offenses are crimes where police do not need a warrant to arrest the suspect which are offenses that are serious like murder, rape, rioting. Kidnaping and other serious crimes. Non-Cognizable offenses are crimes that require a warrant for arrest and are usually less serious than cognizable crimes (Raghavan, p.5). One of the most common crimes in India that occur every day are petty crimes like pickpocketing and purse snatching which happen in crowded areas like subways and markets. There are also alarming rates of rape especially in New Delhi which has been nicknamed the “rape capital” with 2,069 rape cases in 2014 (OSAC,