"Human rights the bedrock of society, imperative for global peace": CJI Khanna
Dec 10, 2024
Highlighting the urgent need for change, CJI Khanna said, "Criminal courts require reform. We have decriminalised a lot of laws, but a lot of work remains to be done. Laws require a change. This becomes important when we look at the number of undertrial prisoners. The national capacity of undertrial prisoners is 4 lakh 36 thousand, but our prisoners are 5 lakh 19 thousand undertrials, which is much more."