Crime and Punishment Summit

On 26th July 2024, we held the Crime & Punishment Summit with participation from a variety of stakeholders from the criminal justice space. Two panel discussions were organised:

• Panel 1 (03:00 to 04:00 PM)- Insights from the Ground: Prisons, Policing, and Access to Justice in India with Ms. Audrey D’Mello, Director, MAJLIS; Ms. Madhurima Dhanuka, Programme Head, Prisons Reform Programme, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative; Prof. (Dr.) Vijay Raghavan, Professor, Centre for Criminology and Justice, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mr. Sharath Chandran, Advocate, Madras High Court, and Dr. Upneet Lalli, Deputy Director, Institute of Correctional Administration. 
• Panel 2 (04:00 to 05:00 PM) – Reforming India’s Criminal Justice System: Towards a Progressive 21st Century Framework with Honourable Justice PN Prakash, Retired Judge, Madras High Court; Prof. (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai, Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi; Mr. Somesh Goyal, Former Deputy-General of Police, Himachal Pradesh Police, and Ms. Seema Joshi, Criminal Justice Expert, UNODC – Regional Office for South Asia

The panel discussions was followed by the Inaugural lecture on Crime and Punishment titled ‘Are our criminal laws consistent with our constitutional values?’ delivered by Mr. Kapil Sibal, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India.