Witness Identity Protection - Law Commission of India

19Witness Protection Programmes:This subject is covered in Part II, Chapters XI to XIII.So far as Witness Protection Programmes are concerned, we are notgiving a Bill but are giving our recommendations. In as much as theproblem of funding is crucial, we are not incorporating provisions relatingto witness protection programmes as part of the Bill. It will be for theGovernment of India and the States to consider our recommendations andtake appropriate administrative or legislative action so far as WitnessProtection Programmes are concerned.In Chapter XIII of this Report, we shall refer to the various items inthe Questionnaire so far as ‘witness protection programmes’ are concerned,followed by our recommendations on that subject.The Consultation Paper is also annexed to this Report (Annexure II).