ARREST IN INDIA“COMPARATIVE STUDY WITH DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND IMPORTANT REMEDIAL MEASURES”
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Author(s):
INDRADEV SHUKLA
Vol - 8, Issue- 7 ,
Page(s) : 204 - 210
(2017 )
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH
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Abstract
India is a country of about 1300 million(1.3 billion) where approximate 8.7 million people are arrested in a year however USA has population of about 330 million and people incarcerated are approximate 2.3 million. The budgetary provision for the financial year 2017 was 7299$ (Rs.492463) in USA and Rs.515763 lakhs in 2015-16 in India. Thus incarcerated population which is 1/4th of the Indian arrestees are getting mostly same amount of budgets for their reformation and prison managements. Developed country’s correctional services are mostly reformation and rehabilitation based through community involvements and having statutory backups, thus having better infrastructure, health and vocational parameters. No doubt, India is having a huge population and crime occurrences are also increasing day by day but at the same time 8.7 to 10 million in Jails, requires reduction in arrest . Among all arrestees,approximate90-94% are first timers in India , requires a chance for returning to their initial life rather than lodging them into prisons. Probation of offenders Act, Externment Act, security /bonds /surety measures , warning ,censors, fine ,arbitration, counseling, victim’s compensation, issue of notices before arrest, plea bargaining,liberal provisions of bails/anticipatory bails /interim bail,
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