by Abhishek Ranjan | Mar 27, 2021 | Criminal Law, Evidence
The nation is abuzz with the leaked WhatsApp conversations between Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami and former BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council) CEO Partho Das Gupta. The 500-page long WhatsApp conversations between Goswami and Das Gupta found their way into...
by Prety Priya | Mar 22, 2021 | Criminal Law, Editorial, Human Rights, Justice
“It sounds like a story from a different world where humanity has been treated with irreverence. When we cautiously, consciously, and anxiously weigh the aggravating circumstances and the mitigating factors, we are compelled to arrive at the singular conclusion that...
by Animesh Upadhyay | Nov 18, 2020 | Criminal Law, Govt. Policy, Justice
In criminal law an offence done by a person affects the society at large because of which in every criminal case the State becomes the party. Therefore, these cases are conducted by Public Prosecutors (including Additional Public Prosecutor and Special Public...
by Anuuj Taandon | Sep 8, 2020 | Criminal Law, Gender Issues
It was in the year 1983 when section 498A IPC was introduced and made a statute with the objective to protect married women from being subjected to cruelty by the husband or his relatives. The provision provides for a punishment which may extend to 3 years and...
by Promita Sinha | Aug 24, 2020 | Criminal Law, Gender Issues
Introduction Since time immemorial, homosexuality has been caught in a mire of societal, legal and moral ethos. The regressive discrimination against homosexuals in several nations has been a matter of grave concern, much contention and detailed discourse. The...
by Smarnika Srivastava | Aug 22, 2020 | Criminal Law
John Adams once quoted, “a government of laws, and not of men.” This understandably means that in a society that considers itself free, the government has to rule according to laws and principles, not their whims and fancies and they must be held accountable for their...
