Malicious Prosecution: An Effective Tool to Achieve Minimalism in Pendency of Cases
Introduction In India, when a person is prosecuted by the criminal justice system, all he can do is defend himself. In the event of successfully coming out clean from the due process of law, he is just left with the order of the Court. The mental stress and agony, the loss of reputation, the loss of personal liberty in case of arrest and detention, loss of livelihood and earning, the costs of defending the prosecution, the physical hardships etc are not accounted for.
Supreme Court Precedent on Reputation and Allied Concepts The Supreme Court of India has said that Right to Reputation is part and parcel of Right to Life and Personal Liberty guaranteed by the Constitution of India
Failure of Criminal Justice System He basic purpose and the soul of the criminal justice system of our country was to punish the criminals, and create deterrence among them, so as to provide for a law abiding society for the common man. However, over the years, the very soul of this justice system has been lost.
Concept of Malicious Prosecution The concept of malicious prosecution recognises the individual’s interest in not being subjected to unjustified litigation. Litigation, especially criminal, brings along with it great humiliation, harassment, annoyance, loss of reputation and loss of livelihood amongst other things.
Malicious Prosecution: A Tool to Achieve Minimalism Various governments over the years in India have promised to curb the pendency of cases in our courts. However, none have been successful in delivering on this promise. The essential reason for the pendency is the complexity on one hand, and the easy and free initiation of criminal proceedings without any penal or punitive action for false initiation of proceedings on the other hand. Formulation and strict implementation of provisions of Malicious Prosecution would aid in reducing the pendency to a great extent, as people would be very cautious before initiating criminal proceedings.
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