This is a guest post by the brilliant law interns Hamna, Ananya, Sakshi and Satyam who interned with the Chambers a few months back. One of the most illuminating columns I’ve read on the subject. […]
Author: Bharat Chugh
Bharat currently practices as an Independent Counsel.
UNDERSTANDING EXHIBITION AND MARKING OF DOCUMENTS DURING EVIDENCE (GUEST POST)
[1] This is a guest post by Ms. Sonam Singh, an officer of the Delhi Judicial Services. This column was first published at Bar & Bench. It was the first day at work for a […]
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 the presumption of innocence is often difficult; sometimes we must pay […]
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 for the purpose of an investigation does not amount to a […]
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 Gujrat Chief Justice’s court via YouTube, which started as an experiment […]
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 does it mean to be a human. Well, its an Ishiguro. […]
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 are in more groups than we’d prefer. From project groups to […]
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 his phone through face-scan, or fingerprint and the constitutional protection against […]
The IT Rules, 2021 and its Application to Significant Social Media Platforms- An Explainer (A GUEST POST)
A Guest Post by the very articulate lawyer Siddharth Shivakumar. First published on his blog ‘Quoting The Courts‘, accessible here. Here goes: The recent Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 […]
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.