Justice Dipak Misra, Former Chief Justice of India, on 4th October 2021, inaugurated the Centre for Criminology, Criminal Justice and Victimology (CCV) during the virtual programme organized by Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. While welcoming the guests, Prof. Bajpai elaborated on the objectives of the Centre. He said, “To advance research in disciplines of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Victimology, the Centre will undertake specific research projects and provide consultancy by way of legal start-ups and collaborations.” Prof. Bajpai observed that CCV would assist law enforcement agencies, initiate Victim Advocacy Clinic and focus on capacity development programs. “Victim Justice, operation of criminal law, empirical research and student-centric activities will be taken up by CCV,” he added.
Justice Dipak Misra also reflected on the ideas of punishment, fundamental rights of victims, role of students in rendering assistance to victims, interests of the weaker section and social cultural hygiene. Justice Misra, while inaugurating the Centre, reiterated that investigation and prosecution wings should remain seprated to provide victim space for seeking justice. He accentuated on the role of students in providing assistance to victims under the supervision of competent jail officials and faculty. “Connecting with victim is a great art,” said Justice DipakMisra. Emphasizing on the importance of connecting and understanding victims, he referred to the words of E.M. Forster. Also at the end, Registrar, Prof. Naresh Kumar Vats, mentioned about “Learning from experience of experts is always enriching” and presented the vote of thanks to the distinguished guests from India and abroad for attending the program.