Choose your battles: Major investigating agencies are 'too complex', Chief Justice says
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Monday said major investigating agencies must "pick their battles" because they are "very broken". He also said that they should pay more attention to situations that threaten national security, national health and public health.
DY Chandrachud said, "I think our main investigation agencies are very corrupt. They should focus only on crimes related to national security and economic crimes against the country." The CJI made these remarks while delivering the keynote address at the 20th DP Kohli Conference in memory of the former director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
CJI made these remarks while delivering the keynote address at the 20th DP Kohli Conference in Memory of the First Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Chief Justice Chandrachud said the seized personal equipment was "unreasonable" and emphasized the balance between the need for investigation and the individual's right to privacy.
"The nature of the attacks and the unwanted seizure of personal property highlights the need to balance investigative priorities with the right to privacy."
The CJI said the crime problem was evolving at an "unprecedented pace" and investigative institutions needed to be strengthened. The ability and use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to solve crime problems.
"As technology expands and our world continues to evolve, from cybercrime to digital fraud to the use of new technologies for malicious purposes, law enforcement agencies like the CBI are faced with new and difficult challenges," he added. "New solutions are needed." changes in crime.
Chief Justice Chandrachud spoke about artificial intelligence and called it a "game changer" in justice reform, but cautioned against the use of the technology.
"Capacity data and information can be extracted with unprecedented precision. Artificial intelligence can help prevent crime. But it is not without injustice and discrimination, and is believed to be more likely to lead to community-based profiling of marginalized groups. It is aimed at engaging in crime, revealing confidential information "maybe," he said.
