The Theory of Broken Window and Crimes in India – A Socio-Legal Analysis
The human psyche influences every aspect of an individual, from physical to mental attributes, and the psychology of every person is a result of the environment they grow up in and spend a considerable time inhabiting. Hence…
Pendency in the Criminal Cases and the Implications on Criminal Justice – Is the Design Flawed?
Denial of ‘timely justice’ amounts to a denial of ‘justice’ itself. Two are integral to each other. Timely disposal of cases is essential for maintaining the rule of law and providing access to justice which is a…
Section 46 CrPC- A license to kill?
An accused is innocent until proven guilty in a court of Law – how true is this statement in light of extrajudicial killings done in name of justice? The concept of ‘instant justice’ is often used interchangeably…
Critical analysis of Extrajudicial Killings in India
Whenever we talk about killings or death we are usually focused on what is happening around in the area in which we live because life is something where we are more exaggerated about talking and hearing about…
Section 295A IPC – A Potent Weapon in criminalizing Comedy and Cinema
There have been various questions related to religious liberty globally that have become flashpoints of controversy in virtually every aspect of life. Religion, which is thought to guide correctly and ethically all our activities in today’s world…
Junking the Colonial Era Criminal Defamation Law in the Era of #MeToo
India is one of the largest democracies in the world and its supreme law is the ‘Constitution of India.’ The Indian Constitution is the lengthiest constitution in the world and one of its most important parts is…
(De)Criminalization of Suicide in India – A Socio-Legal Analysis
In today’s era, suicide has become a big problem in India. The act of Suicide may be defined as taking one’s own life. It is death that occurs when a person has lost all his will to…
Rethinking the Sentencing Policy in India
Human civilization has maintained social order in society since ancient times by building laws and laws that the people ideally follow. If someone broke the applicable rule, he or she was to be punished in the ordinary…
Last Jury Trial of India – Three Bullets that shook the Nation
Jury, notable lawful organization in which a gathering of laypersons takes part in choosing cases brought to preliminary. Its definite attributes and powers rely upon the laws and practices of the nations, areas, or states in which…
Necrophilia – A Socio-Legal Insight
As civilization has progressed, humans have become self-aware. Societies or Modern Societies have now evolved and have changed the way an individual thinks. In the present day and age, we are learning to be more gender-inclusive and…
Acid Attack – An Abomination of the Society
Reality is a concentrated acid; it burns one to the core. Acid attacks are certainly an abomination of our society. Whenever we come across a case where we get to know about a person (mostly a girl…
Police Reforms in India – A Dire Need
The police system is a system of colonial legacy and is considered as a vital organ of the state rather than the active arm through which the state derives its power and authority. The first Police commission…
Human Rights and the Criminal Justice System of India
Human Rights are those rights which every individual possesses by his birth as a human being. In other words, it can be said that Human Rights are those minimal rights, which every independent person must have as…
Curbing Hate Crimes – A Herculean Task
India is a colorful canvas portraying different types of cultures, ethnicities, civilizations, and religions. It is a unique assimilation of different types of groups. This uniqueness is the identity of the country which gave rise to disagreement…
Torture behind the Bars – Custodial Violence and Selective Silence
'Custodial violence and the selective silence is the largest organized gang of criminals in the country'. A Quote by Justice A.N Mulla that is being reiterated all over the world, was given nearly half a century ago.…