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2020

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Who is the head of central Committee for reforms in Criminal Law constituted by Ministry of Home Affairs & is going to start a 3 months long online consultation exercise?

A	Ranbir Singh
B	P V Bharathi
C	Sunil Mehta
D	Sanjay Agarwal

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The committee has been constituted under Ranbir Singh and several other members.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Committee is being headed by Chairperson Ranbir Singh (vice-chancellor, National Law University Delhi.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, at National Law University Delhi is working towards resolving these issues in a principled manner that balances the positive obligations of the State with the rights of the individual and the community.

Detailed explanation-4: -The objective of the Malimath Committee was to suggest whether there is a need to re-write the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or the Indian Evidence Act to fulfil the aspiration of citizens and to accommodate these with changing nature of the crime.

Detailed explanation-5: -As the Union government is considering to revisit the Malimath Committee report on reforms in the criminal justice system, here is a look at what the panel recommended in 2003. In 2000, t he then NDA government formed a panel headed by the former Chief Justice of Kerala and Karnataka, Justice V.S.

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