• Dr Mizum Nyodu

Interaction with police or criminal justice system for any person can be burdensome and lead to acute stress and agony. Police while conducting investigation often resort to violence, or techniques that are emotionally and psychologically overwhelming, in order to extract information, such practices can be particularly more dangerous towards people with mental disability. Mental illness under the Right of Persons with disabilities Act ,2016 has given a wide definition including people with vulnerability, at this backdrop, it has become essential to understand the relation between police interaction and persons with mental illness as the information which they provide may lead to self-incrimination. This paper will analyse the vulnerable class, who come in contact with the Criminal justice system and its implication.

The Dilemma of Rights of Mentally Ill Persons in the Indian Criminal Justice System

"The Dilemma of Rights of Mentally Ill Persons in the Indian Criminal Justice System", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 11, page no.d15-d25, November-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2311303.pdf

"The Dilemma of Rights of Mentally Ill Persons in the Indian Criminal Justice System", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 11, page no. ppd15-d25, November-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2311303.pdf