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Jun 21, 2024 · The Indian Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) provides for Witness Identity Protection, which includes concealing the witness's identity, giving the witness a new identity, and relocating the witness to a safe place.
Jun 28, 2024 · The Assam government set up rules for the Assam Witness Protection Scheme in 2020 to keep witnesses in criminal cases safe from threats or harassment. As part of the plan, witnesses are kept anonymous, moved, given police protection, and given money if they need it.
Jun 28, 2024 · Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday gave approval to the state’s first-ever witness protection scheme for ensuring fair justice delivery system.
Jun 27, 2024 · To ensure protection of imminent threats during the course of the investigation and trial of any cases, the Assam Cabinet has accorded approval to the Assam Witness Protection Scheme, 2024 to ensure adherence to Section 398 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Jun 28, 2024 · The Assam Cabinet on Thursday approved the Assam Witness Protection Scheme 2024 to ensure adherence to Section 398 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, protecting witnesses against imminent threats during investigations and trials.
The BNSS adds that every state will prepare and notify a witness protection scheme to protect witnesses. The inclusion of this provision may be attributed to the repeated emphasis on protecting witnesses by the Supreme Court and the subsequent implementation of the Witness Protection Scheme in 2018. [12]
Jun 26, 2024 · The new laws mandate all state governments to implement witness protection scheme to ensure the safety and cooperation of witnesses and enhancing the credibility and effectiveness of legal ...
