Category: Criminal Justice System
-
Efficacy of Fast Track Courts : The Same Speed, Borrowed From Someone Else’s Case
Fast-track courts are announced overnight, but they rarely add judges, prosecutors, or courtrooms — they only reorder the queue. Using the NEET-UG case as…
-
When the court sees only one side: The sad state of charge and disclosure hearings in India
First published on Bar & Bench here Indian criminal procedure promises an early checkpoint and filter against injustice. The charge or discharge hearing is…
-
The Mamata Banerjee–ED Faceoff: From the Legal Lens
The Mamata–ED standoff is not about personalities or politics. It exposes a deeper rule-of-law fault line. A law that allows searches without prior judicial…
-
The One-sidedness of Disclosure & Discharge hearings in India
India’s discharge hearing—meant to filter out baseless prosecutions—is structurally one-sided. Courts rely solely on what the prosecution presents, while exculpatory material stays hidden. This…
-
The Question as a Weapon: How Suggestions Shape (or Misshape) Truth in a Criminal Trial
Cross-examination is not mere questioning—it is confrontation with purpose. The duty to “put one’s case” ensures fairness, prevents ambush, and tests truth itself. From…
-
Lacuna in Section 8 of the BNS, 2023: The Missing Framework for Default in Community Service (Guest Post)
Section 8 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 governs fines and imprisonment in default of payment — but it falls silent on what happens…
-
Why Every Indian Trial Judge Needs a Law Clerk/LR | Strengthening the Foundation
India’s trial courts decide the fate of millions yet carry nearly 90% of the backlog without any research support. Overworked judges juggle bail, dying…
-
Defects in Criminal Investigation: Lessons from the Trenches
This article examines critical defects in criminal investigations through landmark case studies, exposing how sloppy procedures and forensic lapses derail justice. Drawing from judicial…
-
Arrested, But Why? The Vihaan Kumar Case and the Fight for Transparency in Arrests (Guest Post)
In Vihaan Kumar v. State of Haryana, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that arrest without disclosing reasons violates Article 22(1) of the Constitution. The case…
