Introduction Injustice anywhere is a threat to Justice everywhere –Martin Luther King “Our movement should not be limited to being against any particular law, but it must be for acquiring the authority to make laws itself”. These words were spoken by The father of Hindutva: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar who faced the most deadly forms of torture by Britishers while being …
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Jun
Eyewitness testimony remains crucial, but it exists in the shadow of memory bias and quantity of witness. Many studies over the years have suggested that memory biases of eyewitness testimony can wrongly steer the outcome of the case. In February 2023, in Ajai alias Ajju and others vs State of Uttar Pradesh, the eyewitness ,Smt. …
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Jun
As privacy is primordial in an increasingly connected and invasive digital world, the right to protect oneself from self-incrimination of digital data is equally important. Electronic records are increasingly becoming part of evidence, but where to draw the line ? Recently, CBI Court in Delhi held that an accused cannot be forced to provide password …
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Jun
When an accused is residing in a state different from the state where FIR is lodged, the accused can seek a transit anticipatory bail in the state they are residing in. Transit anticipatory bail is a limited time bail. For instance an FIR is registered against A in Delhi but A resides in Mumbai. A …
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Jun
During COVID the grim reality of delay in bails was highlighted . It was repeatedly noticed that bails were granted, yet delay in conveying the same to jail administration kept the convicts in prison for longer. The archaic laws underlined by bureaucratic red tapism creates unnecessary tardiness in many spheres. In July 2021, the Hon’ble …
10
Jan
When the state deprives a person of parental rights, such deprivation is indefinite. However, there is an opportunity for restoration of rights. Of course, this happens only in court, as well as the deprivation procedure.
9
Jan
New technology like graph analytics and visualization are powerful assets in both detecting and investigating complex fraud schemes.
8
Jan
If you are reading this post, you may be wondering is a public defender good enough? Here in this post we will go over the truth about public defenders and considerations.
7
Jan
Successful law firms have a clear mission, values and clearly defined areas of practice. You should communicate your firms’ mission and values through all of your marketing activities, and have a team with expertise consistent with your firms’ mission and values.