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Addressing the DBA members, Ghuman said, “It is wrong on the part of the government to introduce such a bill in Parliament without taking the legal fraternity and bar associations into confidence.”
Ghuman further said that the proposed amendment was likely to be misused over its discretionary powers to shield the culprits by the police department as well as politicians and could give a free hand to scamsters, unscrupulous elements and other offenders without any fear of being arrested.
The legal spokesperson of DBA, Harpreet Sandhu, said, “The proposed amendment to remove mandatory arrest provisions in the offences punishable with imprisonment up to seven years would remove fear from the minds of criminals, who will misuse the provisions under the garb of personal liberty.”
He said that the Supreme Court Bar Association had already opposed this amendment Bill, which was passed by Parliament on December 23, without any discussion as on that day eight bills were passed in 17 minutes, and has also received the Presidential assent. But it is likely to be challenged in the Supreme Court when it is notified by the government to enforce the amendments, he said. The lawyers and other members of the DBA, Ludhiana, also lent their support to the strike.
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Only wearer knows where show pinches. I really appreciate this move. Now the extortion will come to a stall. Under the garb of these 498A and DV act, many intimidate and ruin families. A really good lesson to tell them that LAW IS NOT BLIND. Keeping my fingers crossed and pray it soon becomes the law. Hats off to President for she, though being a female, have eventually understood the agony a innocent man has to go through when undue demands of in-laws are not met.
Govt should issue the gazette notification regarding implementation of CrPC ammendments as soon as possible so that the legal terrorism
It is very unfortunate on part of the second biggest Film industry of the world (Bollywood)that some members of the Oscers winner team in india are residing in slum area of Mumbai even after winning the world cup of film industry, while they (slum dogs)really deserves to be a millionaire insted of Amitab, SRK ,Amir khan
Recent amendment in the CrPC is motivation to the crime and it's seems that same was not proposed/made by the law maker but the law breaker. This is against the deterrent theory of law.
The govt. has slapped the face of police and lawyers who in the name of CRPC were running extortion business especially in cases like IPC 498a and/or DV Act. Lawyers and police would form a joint venture company named 498a limited and extort huge sum of money from the victim of IPC 498a.
Ghuman is a liar. The lawyers affraid of losing their business. These selfish lawyers don't care innocents but ripe their money.