Question

Plea bargaining is

Options

• permissible in India

• illegal in India

• mandatory in India

• allowed subject to the permission of the court

Answer 1

Plea bargaining is permissible in India

Explanation:

Plea bargaining was introduced in India by The Criminal  Law (Amendment) Act, 2005, which amended the Code of Criminal Procedure and introduced a new chapter  XXI(A) in the code, enforceable from July 5, 2006. It allows plea bargaining for cases in which the maximum punishment is imprisonment for 7 years; however,  offenses affecting the socio-economic condition of the country and offenses committed against a woman or a child below 14 are excluded.