(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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The Proof of Guilt blog, published by The Proof of Guilt, focuses on critical issues in Indian criminal law and procedure. It covers legislative reforms such as the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS) and their practical implications on trial processes, including rights of the accused and procedural delays. The blog also explores constitutional provisions related to preventive detention and their historical context. It analyzes judicial decisions shaping evidentiary standards, forensic reasoning, and circumstantial justice in criminal cases. Additionally, it addresses substantive criminal law topics like dowry death legislation and critiques the societal and systemic relevance of criminal law in India.
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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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Guest Post: Reconsidering the Expulsion Requirement in The Offence of Causing Miscarriage
(This is a guest post by Ananya Kumar)Under the Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC), causing the death of a foetus was a criminal offence, even if done with the consent of the mother. The adoption of the Medical…