CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN INDIA: REFORMS AND CHALLENGES

India's Criminal Justice System to Bhartiya Criminal Justice System, the reformation of this one word is enough to justify the journey of colonial era to the independent era. Following this, the meaning of the Criminal Justice System is the administration which operates against the crime occurring in the State to provide justice to the nation, by the aid of the Judiciary, Police and the rehabilitations. Moreover, the history and the evolution of the Indian Criminal Justice System. In the ancient period, the Dharma Shastras dealt with the crime in Bharat. Then, in the medieval period the Sharia operated against the criminal offences in the Hindustan. In the colonial era, the Indian Penal Code (IPC)1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1861 and the Indian Evidence Act 1872 acted against the crimes in India. After Independence, the Indian Penal Code 1860, Indian Evidence Act 1872 and Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 dealt with criminal offences in India. Nowadays, the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita(BNS) 2023 replace the (IPC) 1860, the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita(BNSS) 2023 replace the (CrPC) 1973 and the Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam(BSA) 2023 replace the (IEA) 1872.