(This is a guest post by Shikhar Aggarwal)
The dowry-related ‘murder’ of Nikki Bhati, nine years after her marriage, sent shockwaves throughout society. More so because this incident broke the illusion of dowry harassment being a thing
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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Does Criminal Law Matter?
For practitioners in Delhi, courts resume regular functioning after a summer break (the length of which is determining entirely by how high you are up the judicial ladder). The start of term in July is a mix of emotions: happiness
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Sanjabij Tari and More Guidelines for Speedy Disposal of Cheque Bounce Cases
Since the criminalisation of defaulting of cheque payments in 1988 by amendment of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, the Supreme Court has made many attempts to contain and reduce mounting arrears created by such cases. Much of that good-natured
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On Conspiracy — A Brief Historical Interlude
A long time ago, the Blog began a series (yet incomplete) on the blog discussing the Conspiracy offence in Indian criminal law. A couple of those posts looked at the immediate context leading to the introduction of the substantive offence…
Guest Post: Extending the Conversation on Law and a ‘Legal Science’ in India
(This is a guest post by Rajyavardhan Singh)The editor of this Blog recently sketched a provocative thought. His argument, stated simply, was that Indian law is a landscape without a lodestar, lacking any “legal science” that could…
Guest Post: Flawed Vision — Rethinking Eyewitness Identification in Indian Criminal Trials
(This is a guest post by Viraj Thakur)How much weight should a 7-year-old memory carry in a murder trial? Courts in India have often answered: enough to convict.On 29 July 2025, dealing with a case concerning the Godhra…
Interesting Criminal Law Nuggets from the Online Gaming Ban
With the world’s largest, albeit not most deliberative, democracy having decided to pass more laws by way of the famous ancient Greek and Roman tradition of simply ‘shouting’ in the past session of Parliament, a new law is soon making…