APPROVERS UNDER INDIAN CRIMINAL LAWS: A BROAD OVERVIEW AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES

Published On: 22/05/2024

Practice Area: Dispute Resolution

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The provisions regarding the evidence of an approver are coming to the fore in a variety of hotly contested sensitive and political cases of late. The legal nuances surrounding the rationale, interpretation and evidentiary value of these provisions are sought to be decoded in this article. The article also deals with the manner in which these provisions have been incorporated in the new Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 which is set to come into force from July 01, 2024. INDUSLAW's Abhimanyu Kampani, Amrita Tonk and Shweta Singh analyze the legal framework.