About the Book
Throughout the world, administration of criminal justice is guided by a principle viz. the protection of rights of accused. However the victim who is at the centre of the whole criminal justice procedure remains a forgotten man. It becomes the moral duty of the criminal justice system to provide relief to the victims of crime. Providing compensation is one such tool that can mitigate victim agony to some extent. In a criminal trial there are at least two active participants, viz; the offender for whose sake the entire machinery of justice always remains vigilant; and the victim of crime- the forgotten man of the criminal justice system especially in contemporary era. Now a day, reformatory form of punishment is prevalent in India i.e. beneficial for offender.
By writing this book I pay my homage to all the victims of crimes who are forgotten man in whole of the administration of justice system. It is noteworthy that the victim remains sufferer from beginning till the end. They are all real prey in the hands of administration. So the present book makes an effort to bring awareness on law relating to compensation under criminal law in India. The book has covered the legislative as well as judicial part in awarding compensation to victims of crimes. It also covered the international perspective related to compensation.
The present study gives the stress on it that justice should be done from both sides - victim or offender. Victim should not be ignored. He/she must be compensated for his/her sufferings. But in India, the victim is the real sufferer remains a sufferer in the whole process. He/she is usually devoid of any compensatory relief. Besides it, the lengthy trial proceedings drain him/her at economic, social and psychological front.
This book is divided in to six chapters First chapter is introductory in nature, second chapter has traced out the historical background, third is related to general as well as special laws to compensation in India, fourth has covered the international perspective, fifth traces the role of judiciary in awarding compensation and lastly the concluding remarks.
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