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Indian Journal of Law and Human Behavior

Volume  8, Issue 2, July-December 2022, Pages 41-46
 

Original Article

Criminal Justice System vis-à-vis ADR: A Study to Understand the Possibility of Introduction of ADR Mechanism in Criminal Administration

Parvesh Kumar Rajput

Assistant Professor, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur 492002, Chhattisgarh, India.

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijlhb.2454.7107.8222.1

Abstract

The pendency of cases would be considered a major problem in the criminal justice system of India. Different modes of dispute resolution have been adopted by our courts to settle disputes outside the courtrooms. Ultimately, it proves beneficial for poor litigants. The author has tried to evaluate the reasons why the Indian criminal justice delivery system would not be ready to mold itself according to the need of the present society. While civil jurisdiction has adopted a robust ADR (alternative dispute resolution) mechanism, on the other hand, the criminal court is still reluctant to adopt different modes of resolution except for conciliation and mediation. Although mediation has been used in some cases, the success rate is too low to consider it an effective mode of dispute resolution. The system of plea bargaining has also not been used properly because of various reasons which are discussed by the author in this article. The various techniques adopted by different countries to resolve a variety of disputes will also be necessary to discuss to evaluate the progress happening in India.


Keywords : Alternative dispute resolution; Lok Adalat; Criminal Justice; Access to justice.
Corresponding Author : Parvesh Kumar Rajput, Assistant Professor, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur 492002, Chhattisgarh, India.