-By Bhavya Sharma Introduction Cases of rape in India are reported in the newspapers almost every other day. A careful reading of these reports through a criminological perspective, keeping in [...]
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Marry your rapist: An unending saga of compromise in Rape CasesMarry your rapist: An unending saga of compromise in Rape Cases
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-By Harshita Dixit Introduction Recently a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India S.S. Bobde asked a rape accused to marry her victim. The accused, who is a [...]
Proviso to Section 372 or Section 378(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; which remedy to avail? – An Interpretative PerplexityProviso to Section 372 or Section 378(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; which remedy to avail? – An Interpretative Perplexity
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-By Atreya Chakraborty and Aurin Chakraborty Introduction The Latin maxim of Ubi Jus Ibi Remedium embodies a settled principle of common law which essentially means that ‘where there is a [...]
Crafting Accessible Remedies to deal with Multiple FIRs and ComplaintsCrafting Accessible Remedies to deal with Multiple FIRs and Complaints
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-By Abhinav Sekhri 2020 (and January 2021) witnessed a series of high-profile cases where the potential accused persons were sought to be prosecuted across the country for their conduct. Arnab [...]
Legality of Hindutva Politics under Section 171C IPC: Scope of the Section and Hindutva’s Varied InterpretationsLegality of Hindutva Politics under Section 171C IPC: Scope of the Section and Hindutva’s Varied Interpretations
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-By Vaibhav Yadav Introduction Elections form a vital part of a democracy. Every person who is eligible to vote in a democratic country has the right to freely choose whom [...]
Right against Self-Incrimination: A Deontological PitchRight against Self-Incrimination: A Deontological Pitch
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-By Shantanu Mishra Right against self-incrimination has its origins in the English common law and cannon law. It is an important right amongst a few rights which are available to [...]
Victim Assistance in India: Broadening the Scope of Victim Reparations in the Criminal Justice SystemVictim Assistance in India: Broadening the Scope of Victim Reparations in the Criminal Justice System
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-By Tanisha Prashant Introduction The justice system does not provide any succor to the victims of crime. The concept of fair trial and justice embodies in itself a triangulation of [...]
Analysing the Shakti Bill through Beccaria’s Lens of DeterrenceAnalysing the Shakti Bill through Beccaria’s Lens of Deterrence
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-By Sanvi Bhatia and Sukrut Khandekar Of late, a concerning trend in relation to rape laws in India can be observed. Even though India recorded around 88 rape cases a [...]
Parole in India – Current state and the Need for Reforms- IIParole in India – Current state and the Need for Reforms- II
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-By Tanish Arora and Hardik Batra (This article is the second part of a two-part series.) The Need for Reforms and Suggestions As observed in the previous part, the subjectivity [...]
Parole in India – Current state and the Need for Reforms- IParole in India – Current state and the Need for Reforms- I
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-By Tanish Arora and Hardik Batra (This article is the first part of a two-part series) Introduction Crime is a matter of public importance in the society. The way a [...]