Prelim Punch 17-01-2018
Malimath
Report
- Justice
Malimath Committee or The Committee on Reforms of the Criminal Justice
System was constituted by the Home Ministry in 2000.
- The
committee had submitted its report in 2003 and made recommendations on
crime investigation and punishment.
- The
recommendations were never implemented. It is now going to be
revisited by the government.
- One
of its key recommendations is admissibility of confessions made before a police officer as
evidence in a court of law.
- Other
recommendations are
a.
Stringent
punishment for false registration of cases,
b.
Constituting
a National Judicial Commission
c.
Amending
Article 124 to
make impeachment of judges less difficult
d.
Standard
of “proof beyond reasonable doubt” followed in criminal cases be done away
with.
