ANALYSIS OF CRIMINAL LAW APPLICATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCESShivi CholaAbstract India is one of the most polluted countries in the world. India has developed legislations and jurisprudence in the field of Environmental law. However, the offences keep on increasing and becoming graver. The paper discusses the role of criminal law in administering environmental offences. It discusses the various reasons to bring it further into application form a social and an economic angle. It also throws light upon the hurdles involved in the application of the same and why criminal law has not yet practiced frequently. The paper further suggests the various methods and alternatives in the forms of punishment that can be granted in criminal law to make it more effective and deterring. |