Buddhadev Karmaskar: A step towards decriminalisation of sex work? Dr. Prabha Kotiswaran in conversation with Shardha Rajam
By stating that sex workers’ right to dignity is protected under Article 21 irrespective of their occupation, the Court has made the ITPA subject to the manda... Read more.
The Supreme Court’s PMLA judgment: Perspectives on the frailties of the PMLA
Apart from the specific concerns the Supreme Court's recent judgment on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 raises, there are broader issues raised by ... Read more.
Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India: An Opportunity Lost to Identify “Police Officers”
One of the issues raised before the Court by the Petitioners was that the officers of the Enforcement Directorate were “police officers”, and thus bound by... Read more.
Right to Remain Silent: Implications for Section 313 CrPC
The right to presumed innocence has not been given the status of a fundamental right in the Indian legal system. Yet, its status as a universal human right, cru... Read more.
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In the last ten years, the ED has recorded almost 5500 cases under the Act and more than Rs. 1,00,000 crores worth of property has been attached. On the other h... Read more.
Standalone mental facts and disclosures under Section 27 of the Evidence Act, 1872
The SC does not allow standalone mental facts to trigger the exception under Section 27, but does not clearly explain why. This post argues that a possible reas... Read more.
The Mandatory Death Penalty for Drug-Trafficking in Singapore: Effective or Excessive?
In the backdrop of an alarming rate of executions in Singapore in 2022, Kirsten gives the listeners a first-hand account. The Podcast discusses the anti-drug tr... Read more.
Death Penalty Sentencing Framework: Inconsistently Applied or Inherently Flawed?
The Supreme Court in a recent order referred issues relating to capital sentencing in India to a Constitution bench. Unlike the dominant Supreme Court jurisprud... Read more.
The Confusions Around Same Day Sentencing Law In Death Penalty Cases
On September 19th, 2022, a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court referred certain issues of death penalty sentencing to a larger constitutional bench. One of these... Read more.
The Supreme Court’s Tough Options In Interpreting The Law That Decides Between Life Or Death
Set in place by a 42-year-old Supreme Court judgement, Indian law requires judges to consider a convict’s life story and the probability of reform in deciding... Read more.