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Victims and Bail — The Judgment in Jagjeet Singh v. Ashish Mishra? – The Criminal Law Blog

By Abhinav Sekhri In a much-publicised judgment, the Supreme Court set aside the order granting bail to the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident...

Of Strict Liability and The Indian Judiciary’s Take – The Criminal Law Blog

By: Kajal Jamdare Introduction The recent flux of headlines about celebrities and star kids being found in possession of drugs prohibited by law has brought...

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 Addressing Financial Non-Regulation within Social Media Platforms – The Criminal Law Blog

-Tanya Sara George Introduction As per a 2024 FATF report, most domestic money laundering operations are conducted through open sources and social media networks. Initially...

8 years since “Arnesh Kumar Guidelines” what has changed ? – The Criminal Law Blog

– Prakhar Bajpai Arnesh Kumar serves to be the landmark judgement in the judicial history of India. The Supreme Court in this judgment...

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...

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ANALYSING THE ‘SECOND CHANCES’ LEGISLATION IN AMERICA’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE LANDSCAPE – The Criminal Law Blog

-Yash Sharan Introduction In the first half of 2024, the lawmakers of the United States of America (“US”) have taken cognizance of the cases involving...

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...

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...

Mitigating Factors in Light of The Biopsychosocial Model  – The Criminal Law Blog

– This blog has been authored by Anmol Yadav. The author is 3rd year student of B.A. L.LB. (Hons.) at Faculty of...

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...

Can The Supreme Court Ban a Book? A Response to Gautam Bhatia – Constitutional Law and Philosophy

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court passed an order imposing a blanket ban on an NCERT Class VIII textbook that contained a section...

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...

Press Release – School of Agriculture, Law and Economics (SALE), RGNUL Organizes Final Round of the 5th National Essay Writing Competition

The School of Agriculture, Law and Economics (SALE) at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, in collaboration with Dhir & Dhir...

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...

Automatic Yet Illegal – Analysing the Revocation of Scheduled Tribe Status and Statutory Excommunication of Mizo Women – Constitutional Law and Philosophy

The Mizo Marriage and Inheritance of Property (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (‘Amendment Bill’ or ‘Bill’) was passed by the State Legislature, altering certain provisions...

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...