INTER-LINKED: Engagement of the Disabled with the Justice System

There are various provisions to obtain witness testimonies laid down in the Code of Criminal Procedure with special provisions laid down for the disabled. Is our legal system truly equipped to accommodate their needs or do these merely remain provisions on paper? Today we have with us Advocate Roma Bhagat, to discuss access to the justice system and the impediments faced by the disabled, their rights as witnesses in the context of police investigations, the lacunae in the law and her own experiences in the field of litigation, advocacy and training in the disability rights sector.