Chandigarh, April 17 -- Despite encouraging strides in policing and legal aid, the latest 'India Justice Report (IJR)-2025' painted a picture of a justice system in Punjab that continues to grapple with fundamental structural deficiencies - especially in the judiciary and prison administration. Ranked ninth among 18 large and mid-sized states, Punjab shows selective progress while simultaneously sliding backwards in some of the most critical areas that impact access to justice.
The IJR-2025 is the outcome of a rigorous 24-month-long quantitative research exercise that evaluated the justice delivery systems across India's states, including Punjab, based on data primarily from 2022 to 2024. It draws upon the latest official statistics from c...