In his keynote address of the Chief Ministers and Chief Justices, Supreme Court Chief Justice Y.K Sabharwal said that the criminal justice system in India is on the verge of collapse and asked the executive to bear part of the load. Sabharwal said, “not much has been done for improvement of the investigative and prosecution machinery” and bemoaned that “significant suggestions for separation of the investigative wing from law and order duties…still lie unattended.” He warned, “no economy can succeed if the justice delivery system is not speedy and efficient.” He called for changes to the Criminal Penal Code (CrPC) so witnesses at cannot change evidences on record will due to coercion, fear, or inducement. The India Parliament is likely to introduce changes to the Criminal Penal Code (CrPC) in the next session that will make it harder for witnesses to change their accounts and enable investigators to complete their cases in time. It may also allow for a witness protection program to protect witnesses against powerful politicians, actors, or sportspeople who have criminal connections. Several high profile cases have been compromised in the recent past where eyewitnesses have been threatened, bribed, or coerced to change their accounts. Last week, Zahira Sheikh was sentenced to a year imprisonment for perjury in the “Best Bakery Case.” However, many analysts and watchers see this as a victimization of the victims twice over when the law enforcement and investigative agencies do not offer any protection to witnesses. The danger to the proposed changes is that police, not known for consistently observing human rights, may be manipulated by interested parties may extract a beneficial “confession” or “recording” that may not be the truth.