Enforcement Directorate v. Kapil Wadhawan: A Principled Approach to Computation of Statutory Bail u/s 167(2)
This article proposes that the Supreme Court's judgement in Enforcement Directorate v. Kapil Wadhawan is a well-reasoned opinion that strengthens statutory bail... Read more.
Critiquing the Indian Law of Sedition Using Principles of Strict Criminal Liability
This article argues that Section 124-A (IPC) constitutes an offence of formal strict liability but fails to satisfy the philosophical justifications of strict c... Read more.
Lethal Injections and the Death Penalty: Lessons for India from the United States of America
The article borrows from the United States of America to examine whether lethal injections are an appropriate mode of execution and a feasible alternative to ha... Read more.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023: A Substantive Analysis
Three bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha that sought to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Indian Evi... Read more.
Annotated Comparison of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 and Indian Penal Code, 1860
Three bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha that sought to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Indian Evi... Read more.
Interpreting Youth Bar Association v. Union of India: Right of the Accused to a Copy of the FIR
In response to recent trial court proceedings in a case filed by the Delhi Police against members
of a news organisation under the Unlawful Activities Preventio... Read more.
Annotated Comparison of Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Three bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha that sought to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Indian Evi... Read more.
Criminal Law Bills 2023 Decoded #10: Arrest and Medical Examination of an Accused
This post examines changes to procedures for the arrest and medical examination of an accused under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.... Read more.
Annotated Comparison of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Three bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha that sought to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Indian Evi... Read more.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023: A Substantive Analysis
Three bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha that sought to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Indian Evi... Read more.