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Interpreting “Public Servant” Under POCSO – The Criminal Law Blog

-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...

right to orientation conflicting with right to consent? Part- I – The Criminal Law Blog

–Dhruv Madan and Maya Sarmah Introduction The law on sexual offences in India has witnessed substantial doctrinal shifts, yet certain judicial interpretations remain anchored...

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How Judicial Permissiveness Sustains Solitary Confinement in Indian Prisons – The Criminal Law Blog

-Ayush Gupta Introduction The long and contentious aspect of solitary confinement has always been a topic of debate in criminal law jurisprudence, which raises serious...

Interpreting “Public Servant” Under POCSO – The Criminal Law Blog

-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...

IS EVIDENCE PROCURED USING NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING ADMISSIBLE? – The Criminal Law Blog

-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....

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Why the “Manifestly Unlawful Order” Doctrine Fails When Authority Demands Obedience – The Criminal Law Blog

-Rea Agarwal Introduction Law and psychology ought to be framed in tandem. The Milgram Project is a classic case study that demonstrates the unsettling dynamics...

Money Laundering & Insider Deals in the Metaverse’s Legal Void – The Criminal Law Blog

-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,...

Interpreting “Public Servant” Under POCSO – The Criminal Law Blog

-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...

How Judicial Permissiveness Sustains Solitary Confinement in Indian Prisons – The Criminal Law Blog

-Ayush Gupta Introduction The long and contentious aspect of solitary confinement has always been a topic of debate in criminal law jurisprudence, which raises serious...

Sedition and the Ashoka Professor Controversy – The Criminal Law Blog

-Sarah Unhelkar and Hitanshi Jain The Supreme Court recently granted interim bail to Ashoka Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad with specific conditions. Mahmudabad was arrested...

right to orientation conflicting with right to consent? Part- I – The Criminal Law Blog

–Dhruv Madan and Maya Sarmah Introduction The law on sexual offences in India has witnessed substantial doctrinal shifts, yet certain judicial interpretations remain anchored...

right to orientation conflicting with right to consent? Part- II – The Criminal Law Blog

–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...

IS EVIDENCE PROCURED USING NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING ADMISSIBLE? – The Criminal Law Blog

-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....