<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The criminal justice system in Pakistan operates imperfectly, although the aim of the Pakistan’s Criminal Law system is that no person is being convicted without all the elements but our System is not speedy and fast in disposal of cases then automatically innocent suffers. A failure of the justice system leaves people free but uncompensated. When a case has been decided after a lengthy trial and an individual acquit on merit by the judgment of concerned Court than upon release he did not receive any thing as compensation by the Criminal Justice System of Pakistan because System offers no mechanism for compensation. This article will discuss about wrongfully convicted persons in Pakistan’s Criminal Justice System and the reasons for their wrongful imprisonment and mechanism for compensation. In the end, conclusions and recommendations will be given on the same.</p></abstract>

The criminal justice system in Pakistan operates imperfectly, although the aim of the Pakistan’s Criminal Law system is that no person is being convicted without all the elements but our System is not speedy and fast in disposal of cases then automatically innocent suffers. A failure of the justice system leaves people free but uncompensated. When a case has been decided after a lengthy trial and an individual acquit on merit by the judgment of concerned Court than upon release he did not receive any thing as compensation by the Criminal Justice System of Pakistan because System offers no mechanism for compensation. This article will discuss about wrongfully convicted persons in Pakistan’s Criminal Justice System and the reasons for their wrongful imprisonment and mechanism for compensation. In the end, conclusions and recommendations will be given on the same.

Short Comings of Criminal Justice System of Pakistan and its Effects on the Rights of Accused Prisoner Wrongfully Convicted or Imprisoned

School of law and Political Science Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100,

School of Law, Hazara University Mansehra,

Journal of Legal Studies

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The criminal justice system in Pakistan operates imperfectly, although the aim of the Pakistan’s Criminal Law system is that no person is being convicted...

Short Comings of Criminal Justice System of Pakistan and its Effects on the Rights of Accused Prisoner Wrongfully Convicted or Imprisoned

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 13 - 27

Received: Jul 01, 2016

Accepted: Oct 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jles-2016-0015

Keywords
Pakistan criminal system, wrongful conviction, imprisonment, innocent prisoners, compensation

© 2016 Sara Qayum et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Short Comings of Criminal Justice System of Pakistan and its Effects on the Rights of Accused Prisoner Wrongfully Convicted or Imprisoned

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 13 - 27

Received: Jul 01, 2016

Accepted: Oct 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jles-2016-0015

KeywordsPakistan criminal system, wrongful conviction, imprisonment, innocent prisoners, compensation

© 2016 Sara Qayum et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Pakistan criminal system, wrongful conviction, imprisonment, innocent prisoners, compensation