Criminal Law

Burdening the burdened: A constitutional scrutiny of reverse onus clauses

The roots of the principle can be traced to the English law. It is also an international human right under…

4 years ago

MP HC IMPOSES PLANTING OF SAPLINGS AS A BAIL CONDITION

In an interesting, refreshing and fresh development, the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench at Gwalior in a notable judgment titled…

4 years ago

LIBERTY, DELAY AND BAIL

Personal liberty is the most sacrosanct of all rights. The apprehension that it may be trampled upon by initiation of…

4 years ago

Long delay in lodging FIR is a valid consideration to grant anticipatory bail: SC

In a well-articulated, well-worded, well-reasoned and well drafted judgment titled Sumedh Singh Saini vs State of Punjab and another in…

4 years ago

Expression of sexual agency or obscenity? A rekindled debate with FIRs against Milind Soman and Poonam Pandey

The exercise of the rights carries with it special duties and responsibilities. It may, therefore, be subject to certain restrictions,…

4 years ago

Analysis on order for maintenance of wives, children and parents under the Code of Criminal Procedure

The primary target is to forestall vagrancy by method of technique to give a rapid solution for the individuals who…

4 years ago

Constitutional validity of marital rape in India with respect to Section 375 of IPC, 1860

The rationale of marital rape is assumed on marital unity for some kind of estoppel, retracting wives from unwanted sexual…

4 years ago

Prenatal sex determination: Termination of female foeticide is destruction of woman of future, says Punjab and Haryana HC

We all keep hearing the old adages like “Where woman is worshipped, God resides there” and “When you educate a…

4 years ago

Rajasthan High Court calls for action against magistrate who issued arrest warrants while HC’s anticipatory bail order was in existence

In a strict and swift action, the Rajasthan High Court just recently in a latest judgment titled Nanuram Sahni and…

4 years ago

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT

INTRODUCTION As per WHO (World Health Organisation) a child is defined as – “a child is a person 19 years…

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