Justice Delayed Justice Denied: A Study of Criminal Cases in Potohar Region of Punjab Province, Pakistan

Abstract

Study highlights that the delayed justice has numerous reasons and consequences as it hinders the
practice to unveil genuineness of the case. Law is practised in modern society in which the court of
justice and judicial process is incorporated. Delayed justice not only hides authenticity but also
raises mistrust of society on the law. The prevailing apparatus demands replacing orthodox
structure with modernized operating methods since the earlier methods serve the system rather
than the public. The study discusses various measures to eradicate crime and to develop allencompassing apparatus to counter it. The justice system ranges from judicial inadequacies to lack
of judicial independence, causing undue delays in the entire procedure. Criminal cases are unending and uncalled-for disruptions in a legal course, including corrupt judicial officers, disloyal
lawyers, the corrupt and sluggish role of police, and delays in commencement of trial. It is the clique
that usually plays its negative role in dealing high profile cases. The delay in proceeding gives a
chance to commit another crime.