• Shweta Rathore

The famous saying "Justice delayed is denied justice" is of utmost significance when discussing the concept of Plea bargaining. The number of pending cases in the courts is shocking, but it has been normalized by individuals at the same time. Since people have come to recognize this as their destiny, these incredible figures are no longer amazing. In criminal law, the idea of plea bargaining has not existed since its inception. In view of this situation, this idea was introduced into Indian Criminal Law by Indian legal scholars and jurists. It is an arrangement between the defendant and the lawyer, as the phrase itself implies. In their Criminal justice system, several countries have embraced this idea. Plea bargaining is simply a dispute that occurs between the prosecutor and the accused in the pre-trial phase. In this form of agreement, the defendant pleads guilty in return for some concessions offered by the prosecutor. In other terms, the defendant is pleading guilty to a lower penalty. It is necessary to remember, however, that for all forms of offences and offenses, plea bargaining is not available. A defendant does not assert plea bargaining for grievous crimes such as murder and suicide or death penalty or life imprisonment offenses. The notion of plea bargaining was introduced in India through the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005, which introduced Chapter XXI A of the 1973 Code of Criminal Procedure. Since 5 July 2006, the Act has been made enforceable. The principle of plea bargaining has been borrowed from the United States of America Constitution. The 142nd Report of the Law Commission of India was first proposed as an alternative measure to counter the immense arrears and gaps in criminal cases in the courts. The researcher will examine the development in this review article, meaning features of the notion of plea bargaining under Indian Law.

Criminologists; fundamental rights; imprisonment; prison; and victimization.

"The Notion of Plea Bargaining", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.301-303, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREQ06069.pdf

"The Notion of Plea Bargaining", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp301-303, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREQ06069.pdf