Tag: Criminal Justice
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Custodial Deaths In Delhi Prisons: High Rate of Suicide, Inquests Delayed Due To Lockdown
Central Jails in Delhi witnessed the deaths of 32 inmates in 2020 as per the data received by LiveLaw through applications filed under the Right To Information Act. This figure reflects the data from 14 out of 16 central jails in Delhi. Central Jail Numbers 2 and 14 did not provide information within the statutory […]
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Guilty until proven innocent?: A critical analysis of Section 20 of Prevention of Corruption Act
Introduction Recently the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Vinod Kumar Garg (S) v. State (Government Of National Capital Territory Of Delhi), took into consideration the previously decided cases on the matter and held that, once it is proved that the accused has ‘Demanded’ and subsequently received any illegal gratification, the ‘Presumption’ u/s 20 […]
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No Transfer of Investigation under Section 406 CrPC; CBI Investigation need of the Hour – Understanding the Rhea Chakraborty’s Case
“When truth meets sunshine, justice will not prevail on the living alone but after Life’s fitful fever, now the departed will also sleep well. Satyameva Jayate.“ Today, we saw the much awaited Judgement in Rhea Chakraborty’s case being pronounced by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. The law was already settled through previous pronouncements but still there […]
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Need to make the Juvenile Justice Act more Juvenile Friendly – Overcoming the Limitations (Part II)
In the first part (You can visit first part here), I pointed out areas of concern that need immediate reinforcements. So in order to see the incidence of juvenile delinquency, child abuse and neglect getting reduced over the coming years and society moving towards development and staying free from the thick black marks of this […]
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The Legality of Compounding in Rape Cases – Removing the Confusion (Part II)
To view the first part of the series, click here. The Correct Position of Law In the previous post, we went through a series of decisions that were allowing compounding in rape cases on the basis of the fact that either accused has married the victim or offered to marry the victim. These line of […]
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The Legality of Compounding in Rape Cases: The Unlawful Compromise (Part I)
In this Bipartite blog series, the author carefully analyses and examines the line of cases allowing and not allowing compounding in cases of rape. The conflicting decisions by various High Courts and Supreme Court itself have brought to the fore confusion surrounding the understanding of compounding and whether it can be allowed in serious cases […]
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