-Mudrika AgarwalIn this article, I examine offence-based restrictions on parole and furlough, arguing that it currently institutionalises discrimination. To address this, I put forward a case for an individualised, rehabilitation-focused decision-making process to decide parole and furlough applications.The grant of
-Khushi Dhingra
A paradox surrounds the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 [“PMLA”]: it creates an independent prosecution machinery for an offence that cannot, by its own definition, exist in the absence of an underlying scheduled offence. This paradox is
-Mayank Khichar
Part IV: Harmonising Kishun Singh and Ranjit Singh Through The “Active” and “Passive” Role of the Magistrate in Dharam Pal
Further, the tension between Kishun Singh and Ranjit Singh found partial resolution in Dharam Pal v. State of Haryana
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“Jurisdiction is not given for the sake of the judge, but for that of the litigant.”- Blaise Pascal
Introduction
This article examines one of the core and contentious issues often involved in criminal trials. Namely, it centres around the
-Arham Anwar When one company absorbs another through a merger or amalgamation, the acquiring entity inherits a great deal of assets, contracts, employees, and often, reputation. But what about sins of the past? If the target company committed criminal offences
-Bhushan Raut Introduction The most difficult cases in criminal law are not the ones where the law is silent, but where it speaks and it produces an answer that feels normatively unsatisfying. The Delhi High Court’s order in the Unnao
-Ritwik Sharma, Gurdeep Rai Introduction The use of advanced forensic genomics can expedite trials and has necessitated modernising existing procedural and evidentiary laws in India. Currently, classical DNA Profiling methods involving identification via fingerprinting are used in criminal investigations, and
–Dhruv Madan and Maya Sarmah In Part I of this two-part post, we examined the shifting jurisprudence under Sections 375 and 377 IPC, through the cases of Imran Khan @ Ashok Ratna v. State of U.P. and Mohd. Mustafa &
–Dhruv Madan and Maya Sarmah Introduction The law on sexual offences in India has witnessed substantial doctrinal shifts, yet certain judicial interpretations remain anchored in outdated binaries. Despite reforms via the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 and Navtej Singh Johar
-Advait Sharma and Bhadra Anil “In a world coded without consequence, shadows become the currency and silence the law.” Introduction In any society where substantial transactions occur, be it in markets, industries, or the virtual world, in the absence of
