NEW DELHI : India’s criminal justice system may soon witness an overhaul, with the Centre asking states to identify gaps in criminal laws. Aiming to restructure criminal laws to make it people centric, the ministry has now reached out to all state governments, asking them to “send their suggestions for undertaking this major overhaul and recasting of criminal laws." As for rape laws, there was some shortfall, which was amended after the December 2012 gang-rape case. The former top police official said focus was also required on the power of police officials and investigation agencies to seize immovable properties during crime investigations. Kumar said, “The police can seize movable properties like a car or jewellery, but not immovable properties like houses.

Source: Mint December 08, 2019 05:03 UTC