This chapters considers themes at the intersection of criminal and constitutional law in India. It considers two perspectives that address the tension between the competing goals of protecting individual liberty and promoting the public good. The first, the ‘liberty perspective’, that emphasises individual liberty by restricting State power, whereas the second, the ‘public order perspective’, that emphasises public order by limiting individual liberty and expanding State power. The chapter illustrates the liberty perspective by focusing on discussions in the Indian Constituent Assembly on criminal due process rights, and explores how the Indian Supreme Court’s understanding of these rights differs from that of the Constituent Assembly. It demonstrates the shift in the development of constitutional criminal procedure in India from a liberty perspective to a public order perspective.
Users without a subscription are not able to see the full
content. Please,
subscribe
or
login
to access all content.