Editing Indian Penal Code (section)

==Criminal justice reforms==
In 2003, the Malimath Committee submitted its report recommending several far-reaching penal reforms including separation of investigation and prosecution (similar to the [[Crown Prosecution Service|CPS]] in the UK) to streamline [[criminal justice]] system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ipc498a.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/india_crim_justice_reform.pdf |title=IPC Reform Committee recommends separation of investigation from prosecution powers (pdf) |access-date=2012-05-23}}</ref> The essence of the report was a perceived need for a shift from an [[Adversarial system|adversarial]] to an [[Inquisitorial system|inquisitorial]] criminal justice system, based on the [[Continental Europe]]an systems.