A 2024 statute has come under the spotlight amidst protests in Delhi: the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024. In a bid to allay protestors, it seems that this law is in line for amendments to give
The Proof of Guilt
The Proof of Guilt is a legal blog focused on Indian criminal law and procedure. It publishes detailed analyses of legislative reforms, judicial decisions, and historical context related to criminal justice in India. The blog covers topics such as procedural changes under new criminal codes, preventive detention, evidentiary standards in criminal trials, and substantive criminal law issues like dowry death provisions. It also reflects on the practical implications of criminal law reforms and critiques the broader social and institutional impact of criminal law enforcement. The content is aimed at legal practitioners, scholars, and those interested in the evolution and application of criminal law in India.
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Guest Post: The Gendered Blind Spot in India’s Pre-Arrest Bail Architecture
(This is a guest post by Akhil Yadav)
The Allahabad High Court granted Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati anticipatory bail on 25 March 2026 for a case which involved two boys according to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
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Codification of Criminal Law (Part 3): The Evidence Act and BSA
The third and final instalment of this series continues the discussion on India’s criminal codes and turns our attention to the Indian Evidence Act 1872 [IEA], replaced in 2023 by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam [BSA]. The IEA (and BSA) is…
Codification of Criminal Law (Part 2): The Cr.P.C. and BNSS
The previous post in this three-part series kicked off our discussion on the Indian criminal codes with a discussion on the Indian Penal Code 1860 and its 2023 counterpart. In this post, we turn to the procedural law underlying a…
Codification of Criminal Law (Part 1): Four Themes in the IPC and BNS
July 1 will mark two years since the repeal of the colonial criminal codes and their replacement with their decolonised doppelgangers, making it the perfect time to talk about them. By now, it is beyond debate that the core architecture…
Guest Post: On Promise to Marry and its Complexities
(This is a guest post by Shashank Sinha)
An interesting pattern can be observed in recent judgements which virtually creates an exception for the offence of rape by false promise of marriage. These judgements, which will be presently
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Guest Post: Attachment without Safeguards? Section 107 of the BNSS
(This is a guest post by Dhruvika P)
Recently various High Courts across the country have clarified that the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (“BNSS”) does not permit unilateral police action under Section 107 of BNSS. In Headstar Global
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Statutes, Courts, and the Constant Creating & Plugging of Gaps
Three decisions caught my eye over the past couple of months. Two by different benches of the Indian Supreme Court — Pune Bar Association v. UOI [Decided on 22.05.2026] and Dineshchand Surana [2026 INSC 579] — and one by a
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Guest Post: Chaturvedi and the Remission Standard the Supreme Court Declined to Write
(This is a guest post by Kshitij Saruparia)
On 15 May 2026, in Rohit Chaturvedi v. State of Uttarakhand, a bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan quashed the Ministry of Home Affairs’ refusal to concur
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Guest Post: Renumbering as Repeal? The Allahabad High Court on the interplay of BNSS with the SC/ST Act
(This is a guest post by Ammar Shahid)
Two orders from the Allahabad High Court raise a peculiar question: does the bar on anticipatory bail under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)
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