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Law in 100 Words | Part 7 | Police not registering FIR | Guest Post
Guest post by Ms. Shrinkhla Jain, Assistant Manager-Legal, CJ Darcl Logistics Limited X goes to the police station to get an F.I.R lodged against her…
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Law in 100 Words | Part 6 | Marshalling & Appreciation of Evidence (Guest Post)
“Justice must not only be done, but must also be seen to be done.” And, it would seen to be done only if there is…
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Law in 100 Words | Part 5 | Court’s power to direct ‘no coercive steps’ against the Accused.
High Courts and the Supreme Court have the power to direct the police ‘not to take any coercive steps against the accused’. Such power…
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Law in 100 Words | Part 4 | Whether a Police Officer can grant bail in a Non-Bailable case?
Contrary to popular misconception – that only a Court can grant bail in a non-bailable offence – the reality is that : The Police…
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Law in 100 Words | Part 3 | Forgery/use of forged documents in court proceedings – Remedies/Procedure
The general principle is that if a cognizable offence has taken place (and forgery is a cognizable offence!) any person can get an FIR registered.…
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Law in 100 Words | Part 2 | Electronic Evidence (65B Basics)
The Certificate u/s 65B is not required to be on an affidavit. Though normally to be filed along with the electronic record (print-out, USB drive, etc), it…
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Law in 100 Words | Part 1 | Confronting a witness with documents during cross-examination
*Law in 100 Words – important legal/litigation concepts/procedures/practices explained simply and in less than 100 words. We kick-off this column with a very important…
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Everything
Why does it feel like,That I’ve been places with you; Places that I haven’t visited, or even read about. Places (both inside and out) that I…
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The Art of Writing Orders in Civil Cases
First published on LiveLaw The Journey of a civil case isn’t a straight road where you start from a particular point and reach your…
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ALEXA….JAIL OR BAIL? USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN BAIL PROCEEDINGS
This is a guest post by the brilliant law interns Hamna, Ananya, Sakshi and Satyam who interned with the Chambers a few months back.…
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UNDERSTANDING EXHIBITION AND MARKING OF DOCUMENTS DURING EVIDENCE (GUEST POST)
This is a guest post first published at Bar & Bench. It was the first day at work for a junior lawyer, at Tis…
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RIGHT TO BAIL IN CASES WHERE ACCUSED IS NOT ARRESTED DURING INVESTIGATION (GUEST POST)
Guest post by the very bright Hamna Rehan (A student of law at Jamia Millia Islamia, interning at the Chambers of Bharat Chugh) “Honoring…
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Voice Samples in Criminal Investigations and Legal/Constitutional Issues that remain
First published at SCC Online Blog (Expert Column) here It is now well settled that compelling the taking of voice samples from an accused…
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Livestreaming Proceedings: Making Justice Visible or Diluting Majesty of the Courts?
A guest post by the very talented, Satyam, who interned at the Chambers last month. The live streaming of the court proceedings of the…
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BOOK RECOMMENDATION : KLARA AND THE SUN BY KAZUO ISHIGURO
May contain spoilers* I just read this. It’s a book where, strikingly, an Artificial Friend (Artificial Intelligence based specie named Klara) reminds us what…
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Can the Administrator of a WhatsApp Group be Held Liable for Objectionable Posts?
First published on Bar & Bench Like it or not, we are all part of various WhatsApp groups. In fact, nearly all of us…
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Committed a crime? Now, face(scan) the consequences! The law against self-incrimination and locked smartphones.
By Bharat Chugh. [1] First published one SCC Online Blog here. On the legality of compelling an accused to disclose his smartphone/laptop password, or open…
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LAW AND LITERATURE – A CONVERSATION WITH SARTHAK FROM THE LETTER OF LAW
Had a freewheeling conversation with Sarthak (from Letter of Law) on law, life, literature, poetry and everything in between.
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DAUGHTER-IN-LAW’S RIGHT TO RESIDENCE UNDER THE DV ACT AND THE SUPREME COURT DECISION (GUEST POST)
A very insightful Guest Post. First published at Livelaw. Here goes: DAUGHTER-IN-LAW’S RIGHT TO RESIDENCE UNDER THE DV ACT AND THE SUPREME COURT [1]…
