The transition of the Criminal Justice System with the waves of time is something worth notice. From the premature, based on British Law and customary legal system to the present, modern complicated judicial framework is the outcome of the evolvin...

The transition of the Criminal Justice System with the waves of time is something worth notice. From the premature, based on British Law and customary legal system to the present, modern complicated judicial framework is the outcome of the evolving nature of crimes and administration. The synthesis of these factors has increased appetite for change in the Indian Justice Delivery System highlighting the demands for speedy, affordable and effective dispute resolution mechanisms with the help of new technologies. The criminal justice administration in the country suffers problems from both substantive and procedural flaws. There are various contemporary issues related to the Criminal Justice System in India which needs to be addressed such as pendency of cases, colonial nature of the substantive and procedural aspects of the criminal justice system, inhumane treatment behind Bars, language barrier, lack of victims and witnesses protection, insufficient courts of law at different levels of the judiciary, need of polishing the institution of Police, advent of technology in the commission of crimes, etc. However, the Central Government is trying to overhaul the criminal justice system to create a people-centric system but a lot has to be done yet. This Edited Book is an attempt, through the Chapters contributed by the numerous eminent authors, to highlight the various issues in the Criminal Legal System in India and the suggestions to resolve it.