ISSN 2736-1608
International Journal of Law and Legal Studies ISSN 2736-1608 Vol. 13 (1), pp. 001-008, January, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
The Dynamics of Fair Trials within the Indian Criminal Justice Framework: A Critical Study
Neeraj Tiwari
Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, India. E-mail: [email protected].
Accepted 1 November, 2024
Abstract
Every civilised nation must have one thing common in their criminal justice administration system that is minimum fair trial rights to every accused person irrespective of his or her status. It is settled in common law and also adopted by other countries too that criminal prosecution starts with ‘presumption of innocence’ and the guilt must be proved beyond reasonable doubt. This paper proposes to trace different dimensions of fair trial standards under Indian criminal justice system and will also focus on the role of defence counsel in the process of achieving ends of justice, as he is the only person on whom the lonesome accused can repose his trust.
Key words: Fair trial, Indian criminal justice system and defence counsel.