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. [1] Bail law in India is all about judicial discretion. There have been various criticisms, from various quarters, of discretion … Continue reading ALEXA….JAIL OR BAIL? USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN BAIL PROCEEDINGS
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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 are in more groups than we’d prefer. From project groups to groups for every legal file that comes into office, or the random temporary group that was created for a brief … Continue reading Can the Administrator of a WhatsApp Group be Held Liable for Objectionable Posts?
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 self-incrimination. Our smartphones are an extension of our minds and souls. Our deepest desires. Our darkest secrets. Our smartphones know … Continue reading Committed a crime? Now, face(scan) the consequences! The law against self-incrimination and locked smartphones.
Phone-tapping and Recording of a Phone conversation: Is it legal and admissible?
First published on LiveLaw at : https://www.livelaw.in/phone-tapping-and-recording-of-a-phone-conversation-by-a-private-party-issues-relating-to-legality-and-admissibility/ “Who are you? Why do you hide in the darkness and listen to my private thoughts?” William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Is Privacy history? The sheer number of court trials where a telephone recording is sought to be used by either party as evidence, suggest that private thoughts are … Continue reading Phone-tapping and Recording of a Phone conversation: Is it legal and admissible?
An A to Z guide to the new, time-less and important in law
Why an A to Z list of law/legal concepts/judgments etc.? As somebody wise said: A rear-view mirror is the best kind of crystal ball. Sometimes ‘looking back’ is ‘looking ahead’. Our choices and the effects we produce have their causes in the past; and, before this post degenerates into philosophical humdrum about interpretation of history … Continue reading An A to Z guide to the new, time-less and important in law
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 Delhi) where they examine a rather vexed question relating to the scope of the protection against self incrimination in the context of phone passcodes (face scans, finger prints) and the fundamental right to privacy.
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?
Issues relating to Electronic Evidence : Certificate 65B, proof of email, sms, facebook, whatsapp, call details, bank statements in Court.
Issues How to prove an email in a court case ?; What is the manner in which a voice/video recording is to be led before the court and proved in evidence ?; How to prove electronically maintained Bank Statements ?; How to prove a Facebook, Twitter post, a WhatsApp message or an SMS ?; The … Continue reading Issues relating to Electronic Evidence : Certificate 65B, proof of email, sms, facebook, whatsapp, call details, bank statements in Court.
Bharat Chugh 