Criminal Law

Analysis of the legal aspects of anticipatory bail: Law and reality

INTRODUCTION  In Black’s Law Dictionary, bail has been defined as “a security such as cash or bond especially security required…

4 years ago

Sushant Singh Rajput case: Much ado about nothing

Even assuming that big film camps did not sign the star, or the lady friend used the actor’s credit cards…

4 years ago

Custodial deaths: Banality of evil?

Mahatma Gandhi in his journal Harijan once wrote- “The police of my conception will be servants, not masters of the…

4 years ago

Fault lines in the Indian criminal justice system

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. -Martin Luthar King Jr. “Law should not sit limply, while those who…

4 years ago

Murder in Patel Nagar, Bakewar town, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, family pleads for justice

Five accused for murder—Manish Kushwaha, Kaisav Kushwaha, Rakesh Kushwaha, Mohit Tiwari and Ajay Pandey—have not been arrested yet.

4 years ago

Stab in the dark? Need for sentencing guidelines in India

Sentencing in the criminal justice system is perhaps the most important exercise in the criminal justice process. It is one…

4 years ago

Dubey case and revisiting Supreme Court guidelines on encounter killings

The Supreme Court laid down 16-point guidelines as the standard procedure to be followed for thorough, effective and independent investigation…

4 years ago

UFC and drug testing: A convoluted story

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a relatively newer entrant to the world of sporting organisations having originated in the…

4 years ago

The rights of victims and criminal justice system

The victimology movement, which has emerged in many parts of the world, insists on making victims an integral part of…

4 years ago

Covid-19: When home becomes unsafe

In Spain, the government had exempted women from fine if they left home to report abuse. France had opened pop-up…

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