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A Critique of the Kenyan Court of Appeal’s CDF Decision – Constitutional Law and Philosophy

For the last decade, the Kenyan courts have been grappling with the constitutionality of “constituency development funds” : that is, funds earmarked from...

An Analysis – The Criminal Law Blog

~By Paras Khetan The right to counsel of an accused has been constitutionally guaranteed under Article 22 of the Constitution of India. This right is available...

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A Critique of the Kenyan Court of Appeal’s CDF Decision – Constitutional Law and Philosophy

For the last decade, the Kenyan courts have been grappling with the constitutionality of “constituency development funds” : that is, funds earmarked from...

An Analysis – The Criminal Law Blog

~By Paras Khetan The right to counsel of an accused has been constitutionally guaranteed under Article 22 of the Constitution of India. This right is available...

CRUELTY; BUT NOT FOR THE SECOND WIFE – The Criminal Law Blog

-Ishan Vijay Introduction There is a lot of uproar of Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or Sections 85 and 86 of...

DISCRETION IN DENIAL OF BAIL U/S 436A  – The Criminal Law Blog

–Jugaad Singh INTRODUCTION Overflowing and overburdened prisons are often a consequence of either an increased crime rate or an increased conviction rate. However, in...

The 283rd Law Commission Report – Better If Not Implemented – The Criminal Law Blog

– Vedant Choudhary The Law Commission of India in its 283rd report, titled, ‘Age of Consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual...

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...

The Kenyan High Court’s Judgment(s) in the Presidential Advisors Case [Guest Post] – Constitutional Law and Philosophy

…if we are victorious in one more battle against the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined… Losses on Italian shores. History is awash with chronicles...

Legal Analysis and Recent Judicial Developments – The Criminal Law Blog

                                            -By Gurman Narula “Economic offences, need to be viewed seriously and considered as grave offences affecting the economy of the country and...

can police be obligated to seek magistrate’s permission while conducting further investigation – The Criminal Law Blog

-Navjot Punia Section 173 (8) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (“1973 Code”) deals with the discretion of the police with respect to conducting...

ELIMINATING FOOD AS A MEANS OF PUNISHMENT [Part I] – The Criminal Law Blog

~By Jugaad Singh “No one can understand the reality of the prison experience until they’ve actually walked in the shoes of those who are...