Category: criminal law
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The Passcode on your phone, the right to privacy and protection against self incrimination
An interesting guest post by the very talented Shreyash Sharma (4th Year, National Law University Odisha) & Gultash Guron (Final Year, Campus Law Centre…
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Why does India need super lawyers? Tech, AI, Data and the changing face of litigation
are lawyers and judges facing an unprecedented existential crisis; in other words: What really is the future of the legal profession?
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Law 101 : A Ready Reckoner on the Law of Bail
A brief overview of the law of bail, considerations for grant of bail, conditions that may be imposed while granting bail; guidelines governing exercise…
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Understanding the Benami Law in India: Frequently Asked Questions
In the last few months, we have seen a major crackdown on Benami properties and their owners by the Government. Specialised Anti-Benami units have…
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Discharge in Summons Cases by the Magistrate. Whether possible or not?
The recent order by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Amit Sibal v. Arvind Kejriwal1, has again brought to the forefront, the short but extremely important…
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FIR – First Information Report.
What is an FIR – short for First Information Report is the information first in point of time as to the commission of an…
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Harsher Law for juvenile ? Do we need to revise 18 as age of juvenility ?
What is the age of discretion for the purposes of fixing criminal liability ? At what age is a person presumed to understand the…
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Supreme Court on impounding of passports..
In a nutshell this judgment the Hon’ble Supreme Court holds that since impounding of passports are governed by a special legislation namely the passports…
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Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance 2012
Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance 2012 President Pranab Mukherjee on February 3, 2013, gave his assent to the government’s amended anti-rape laws that it introduced…
