Abstract
The Miscarriage of Justice refers to the wrongful prosecution and conviction of innocent people. It is a result of faulty and erroneous appreciation of evidence. The ambit of wrongful prosecution, herein, would include (i) Malicious prosecutions; and (ii) Prosecutions instituted without good faith. The claim for compensation can be brought by the accused person so injured; or by any agent duly authorized by the said accused person; or where the accused person died after the termination of the wrongful prosecution, by all or any of the heirs or legal representatives of the deceased.t
Keywords
Miscarriage of justice
Wrongful conviction
Compensation
Criminal justice
Appreciation of evidence
Judicial error
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