Aim & Guiding Principles
Aim
The aim of the Committee is to recommend reforms in the criminal laws of the country in a principled, effective, and efficient manner which ensures the safety and security of the individual, the community and the nation; and which prioritises the constitutional values of justice, dignity and the inherent worth of the individual.
Guiding Principles
- 01Primacy of the Constitution
- 02Primacy of human rights
- 03Simplified, unambiguous and consistent procedure
- 04Fair and time-bound investigation
- 05Fair and time-bound trial
- 06Transparency and accountability
- 07Victim justice
- 08Principled sentencing
- 09Infusing techno-centricity
- 10Revisiting the relationship between the State and the individual
- 11Balancing the rights of the victims vis-à-vis the accused