Criminal Law

State police versus CBI: A long time dissidence

State Police and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) both distinctive entities that were regulated through the Police Act, 1861, and…

4 years ago

Bail reforms in India: A clarion call

The fundamental contention of bail reforms in India is to convert the ‘court of law’ into ‘court of justice’. This…

4 years ago

I remember Ram Jethmalani as a very large-hearted man

Thank you, Mahesh. To commemorate your father’s memory is a great idea and everything said about him till now is…

4 years ago

Amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

It is interesting to compare definition of ‘proceeds of crime’ before and after Explanation. ‘Proceeds of crime’ originally included any…

4 years ago

NDPS Act: A legal conundrum on whether to vitiate or not to vitiate

This article explores two questions that arose from the recent decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Mukesh Singh Vs.…

4 years ago

Illegal detention and the compensation discrepancies: An (im)perfect judicial matchmaking

On 1 September 2020 Allahabad High Court, in the matter of Nuzhat Parween vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.…

4 years ago

Suitablility & maintainability of fraud in arbitration

The question apropos of fraud was first raised before the Supreme Court in the case of Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin Bubere…

4 years ago

Sushant case: Analysing the FIR registered in Patna

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput died under alleged mysterious circumstances in Mumbai. Investigation under Section 174 CrPC was commenced by Mumbai…

4 years ago

An analysis of SC verdict in the Sushant Singh Rajput case that paves way for CBI to investigate

While according approval for the ongoing CBI investigation, if any other case is registered on the death of actor Sushant…

4 years ago

Domestic violence: Another pandemic?

“The situation, in which we are placed today, is one which the country – and, indeed, the world – has…

4 years ago