ABSTRACT
After the cataclysmic effect of the 1857 rebellion, the administrative Crown was finally taken over by the British. Indeed, since the beginning of the 19th century, a series of actions were taken to protect social instability. Several reforms like child sacrifice, widow remarriage, abolition of sati, anti-campaign of thuggee, revenue reforms, etc., compelled the British to drastically alter the legal system by changing the Indian Penal Code and Police Regulation Act. Ultimately, for a peaceful administration the colonial rulers introduced “forensic” as a scientific tool of the empire to establish colonial superiority in a more rigid manner. In such a contour, the present chapter aims to explore the colonial perception about crime, criminal justice reforms, the enactment of the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, New Police Regulation, Indian Police Act, and institutionalization of crime identification in a more convincing manner. At the end, the chapter divulges that institutionalization of crime identification not only helped the colonial ruler to establish their supremacy in the Indian subcontinent but also enabled them to control crime and maintain their domination within their colonial jurisdiction.
