Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna said on Thursday that the importance of criminal laws in the society should not be underestimated and hoped that young lawyers would adopt criminal cases as the first choice.
Chief Justice (CJI) Khanna was speaking on the occasion of the release of the book “Ratanlal and Dhirjalaj Law of Crime: A Compiring Commentary of Indian Justice 2023”, edited by former Chief Justice of the country, UU Lalit.
This program was in the auditorium of Delhi High Court, former Chief Justice, Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Attorney General R.K. Was held in the presence of Venkataramani and other judges of the Supreme Court and other judges.
Chief Justice Khanna said that when it comes to arrest and dealing with custody, the criminal law directly affects the fundamental balance between personal freedom, social harmony and state power and personal freedom.
He said, “When I see the students of the law, new people in the profession, many of them do not want to pursue career in criminal trial. The truth is that most of the cases in district courts are criminal cases. Therefore, we should not ignore the importance of criminal law and I hope and believe that many youths, including lawyers, will gradually adopt criminal law as the second or compulsion instead of compulsion.
Chief Justice Khanna said that the judicial system has adopted evidence -based approach to criminal law and would not depend on the expected statements about criminal jurisdiction and social mobility in future.
He said, “It will depend more and more on data. Data exists, speaks data. Analytical equipment exist. What we need to do is that criminal law should be carried forward on the basis of evidence.
Before bringing the book in this form, Justice Lalit spoke on its “passing levels” and said, “This is my first attempt, but it cannot be the final attempt.”
Chief Justice of Delhi High Court D.K. Upadhyay shared his views on the enactment of the Indian Code of Justice (BNS). He said that justice should be sensitive to the needs of accessible, skilled and developed society.
