Which of the following committees have been constituted to recommend reforms in criminal laws?

Ranbir Singh Committee

Madhav Menon Committee

Rajinder Sachar Committee

Malimath Committee

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A five-member Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law has been set up by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs at the National Law University (Delhi). It will be chaired by Ranbir Singh. The mandate of the committee is to recommend reforms in the criminal laws of the country in a principled, effective and efficient manner, which ensures the safety and security of the individual, the community and the nation and which prioritises the constitutional values of justice, dignity and inherent worth of the individual.
Madhav Menon Committee was entrusted to draft the “Draft National Policy on Criminal Justice”. The committee submitted its report in the year of 2007, advocating a complete overhaul of the whole criminal justice system of India.
UPA government in March 2005 constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Justice Rajinder Sachar to study the condition of the Muslim community in India and to prepare a comprehensive report on their social, economic and educational status.
Malimath committee was constituted in 2000 to propose reform in the criminal Justice System and constitutional provisions related to it.

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A five-member Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law has been set up by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs at the National Law University (Delhi). It will be chaired by Ranbir Singh. The mandate of the committee is to recommend reforms in the criminal laws of the country in a principled, effective and efficient manner, which ensures the safety and security of the individual, the community and the nation and which prioritises the constitutional values of justice, dignity and inherent worth of the individual.
Madhav Menon Committee was entrusted to draft the “Draft National Policy on Criminal Justice”. The committee submitted its report in the year of 2007, advocating a complete overhaul of the whole criminal justice system of India.
UPA government in March 2005 constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Justice Rajinder Sachar to study the condition of the Muslim community in India and to prepare a comprehensive report on their social, economic and educational status.
Malimath committee was constituted in 2000 to propose reform in the criminal Justice System and constitutional provisions related to it.

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