VICTIMOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATION IN INDIAN COURTS: STUDY BASED ON WORKING OF DISTRICT COURTS, PANIPAT (HARYANA)
Keywords:
Victimology, Victim, Lawyers, Indian courts, HaryanaAbstract
Background: The legal offender justice system of India is a unique blend of the ancient Indian and British Indian laws along with the suitable amendments made for the dynamically evolving Indian subcontinent. However, the principles regarding the functioning of the offender justice system have practically remained constant for the past decades thereby, not uplifting the status of victims from being merely a witness for themselves and often ignoring their plight. Aim: The study was conducted with an objective to understand the practical Offender justice system in relation to the perspective of lawyers and the victims’ rights, problems and the plight faced by them. The study also emphasises on the exigency for the introduction of victimology and its experts in the picture. Methods: This study was based on analytical and descriptive secondary information and data, personally visiting the District courts, Panipat, Haryana under a senior lawyer, and interviewing attorneys, police personnel and victims of various crimes. A survey study of 55 lawyers was conducted to determine their perspectives on victim issues and the functioning of the judicial system in which they practise. Result: The data and interviews yielded that majority of the victims were frightened, nervous and panic-stricken at the thought of being involved in a court case. With an
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