TY - BOOK AU - Bajpal, GS TI - Wrongful conviction / SN - 9789361311789 U1 - 345 PY - 2024/// CY - New Delhi PB - Bloomsbury Publishing india pvt Ltd KW - Judicial error KW - Judgments KW - Criminal N1 - Contents 1. Theoretical Framework of Wrongful Conviction Introduction Wrongful Conviction: A Conceptual Framework Definition of Wrongful Conviction General Issues of Wrongful Conviction Historical Aspects of Wrongful Conviction Impact of Crime on Victims of Wrongful Conviction 2. International Perspectives on Wrongful Conviction Introduction The Contribution of Forensic Science Wrongful Conviction in the United States Wrongful Conviction in the United Kingdom Causes of Wrongful Conviction in United Kingdom The Mechanism to Redress Wrongful Conviction Status in other Countries Role of International Organisations in Redressing Wrongful Conviction Compensation Mechanism 3. Criminal Justice System and Wrongful Conviction An Institutional Perspective Introduction Overview of the Criminal Procedural Law The Criminal Procedure Code of India, 1973 The Instruments of Criminal Justice System in India Supreme Court Directives Critical Perspective on Police Abuse of Police Power Incompetent Investigation Illegal Arrest Critical Perspective on Public Prosecutor we Legal Aid Witness Protection Critical Perspective on Judiciary Conclusion 4. Identification of Wrongful Conviction in India: An Analysis of Selected Terror-related Cases Victimization of Wrongfully Prosecuted: A Failure of Indian Criminal Justice System Wrongful Conviction in India Case Tables 5. Understanding Sources and Factors of Wrongful Conviction An Appraisal of Selected Cases Failure of prosecution because of insufficient evidence Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct False and Malicious prosecution False Confession Misidentification of accused False testimony and insufficient evidence Malicious Prosecution and police misconduct 6. Conclusion and Suggestions Suggestions The Conclusion ER -