New Delhi: Observing that people belonging to the caste of schedules and tribes that are scheduled to continue “facing obstacles that cannot be overcome in accessing justice from the submission stage of the complaint to the conclusion of the trial”, the Supreme Court on Friday must be active stakeholders.
They must be used as active stakeholders in the criminal process and are obliged to keep victims of violations under SC / ST Act informed about the court process against the defendant and are allowed to be heard.
Judge Dy Chandrachud and BV Nagarathna said section 15a was put into the SC / ST Act 2015 to allow marching caste members to be informed about the court process, including the defendant’s guarantee, to “effectively pursue cases and counteract the effects of damaged investigations”.
The court said the victim or dependents were entitled to be heard and decided that the provisions were obliged to be carefully observed “.
Part 15a (3) SC / ST ACT said, a victim or dependents will have the right to reasonable, accurate and timely notice from each court process, including each bail process and public prosecutor or the state government will notify the victim about all processes under this action.
It was added, “We also emphasize that sub-section (3) Part 15a provides that reasonable and timely notification must be issued to the victim or dependents.
This will require that the notification is presented to the victim or their dependents in the first or earliest example .
If undue delays caused by the publication of a notice, the victim, or according to the case, their dependents, will remain informed of progress made in this case and would reduce their rights to effectively oppose the defense of the accused.
It is also in the end Will delay the collateral process or trial.
“SC said the victim was often reduced to the role of being a spectator in the criminal justice system and they often face significant obstacles during investigations and prosecution.
“But SCS and STS …
suffer from procedural irregularities in the criminal justice system,” he said.