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PLEA BARGAINING IN INDIA: SCOPE, BENEFITS, AND CHALLENGES

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Published On: September 24th 2025 Authored By: A. Mahalakshmi Sathyabama University ABSTRACT Plea bargaining is a legal process that permits an accused individual to negotiate for a lighter sentence or lesser charges in return for a voluntary confession of guilt. Initially incorporated into the Indian legal framework through the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005, it […]

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Plea Bargaining [Transition from US Polity to Indian criminal system]

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Published on 15th August 2025 Authored By: Arihant Chatterjee Sister Nivedita University, Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal Abstract As a basic principle or rule we all know that an accused’s punishment must be in equal proportion to the punishment inflicted upon him. Being, an offender it doesn’t mean that a person should be punished twice or

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Plea Bargaining in India: Scope, Benefits and Challenges.

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Published on 1st August 2025 Authored By: Ashna Palresha DES Shri Navalamal Firodia Law College, Pune Introduction When someone commits a crime, the accused is punished for the crime committed, and the victim gets justice. However, if the accused is ready to compensate the victim, then it can be done through the concept of plea

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Negotiated Justice or Compromised Due Process? Rethinking Plea Bargaining in India’s Criminal Justice System

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Published on 04th June 2025 Authored By: Devesh Mandhata Indian Institute of Management Rohtak [IIM-R] Abstract Can a system designed for procedural efficiency truly deliver substantive justice? Plea bargaining, introduced in India through the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005, was heralded as a pragmatic response to chronic trial delays and an overburdened judiciary. Yet, its

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Plea Bargaining in India: Scope, Benefits, and Challenges

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Published on 03rd June 2025 Authored By: Ayaan Siddiqui St. Xavier’s University Kolkata ​ Abstract The implementation of plea bargaining in India can greatly alleviate its massive judicial backlog. This study examines the socially constructed goods and infrastructures the system creates alongside its challenges. India’s current utilization of plea-bargaining amounts to 0.11 percent of all

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