REGENT COMPUTRONICS PVT. LTD.

Mallikarjun Kodagali Appellant

V/S

STATE OF KARNATAKA Respondents

Referred Judgements :-

TATA STEEL V. ATMA TUBE PRODUCTS LTD. [REFERRED TO]
RAJESH SHARMA V. STATE OF UP [REFERRED TO]
GARIKAPATI VEERAYA VS. N SUBBIAH CHOUDHRY [REFERRED TO]
HARI SINGH VS. SUKHBIR SINGH [REFERRED TO]
BODHISATTWA GAUTAM VS. SUBHRA CHAKRABORTY MS [REFERRED TO]
SAKSHI VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL LEATHER CLOTH MANUFACTURING CO VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
GOURANGA DEBNATH VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [REFERRED TO]
MAHAFUJA BANU VS. MD ASADUL ISLAM [REFERRED TO]
ANKUSH SHIVAJI GAIKWAD VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [REFERRED TO]
LALITA KUMARI VS. GOVT. OF U.P. [REFERRED TO]
PARMESHWAR MANDAL VS. STATE OF BIHAR [REFERRED TO]
SATYA PAL SINGH VS. STATE OF M.P. AND ORS. [REFERRED TO]
VANAJA K.C. VS. STATE OF KERALA [REFERRED TO]
GIRISH KUMAR SUNEJA VS. C.B.I. [REFERRED TO]
BALDEV SHARMA VS. GOPAL [REFERRED TO]
SAMPURNA BEHURA VS. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. [REFERRED TO]
DR. SUBHASH KASHINATH MAHAJAN VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [REFERRED TO]

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) The rights of victims of crime is a subject that has, unfortunately, only drawn sporadic attention of Parliament, the judiciary and civil society. Yet, it has made great progress over the years. It is our evolving and developing jurisprudence that has made this possible. But we still have a long way to go to bring the rights of victims of crime to the centre stage and to recognise them as human rights and an important component of social justice and the rule of law.

(3.) The travails and tribulations of victims of crime begin with the trauma of the crime itself and, unfortunately, continue with the difficulties they face in something as simple as the registration of a First Information Report (FIR). The difficulties in registering an FIR have been noticed by a Constitution Bench of this Court in Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh.,(2014) 2 SCC 1 The ordeal continues, quite frequently, in the investigation that may not necessarily be unbiased, particularly in respect of crimes against women and children. Access to justice in terms of affordability, effective legal aid and advice as well as adequate and equal representation are also problems that the victim has to contend with and which impact on society, the rule of law and justice delivery.

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MALLIKARJUN KODAGALI Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA

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