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Crime & Punishment

Improving the responsiveness and effectiveness of the criminal justice system through research on criminalisation, criminal law, law enforcement, and correctional institutions in India

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    Two-finger test ban: The SC’s judgement is lacking

    In addition to the ban on the two-finger test, Indian courts must address other issues of gender stereotyping in rape trials

    7 Dec 2022
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    How Bilkis Case Convicts Abused Parole, Furlough

    SC must decide whether the privileges granted to the 11 convicts have a bearing on the remission decision

    1 Dec 2022
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    Why SC Can Still Send Bilkis Bano’s Rapists Back to Jail

    Bilkis case decision open to legal scrutiny. Strong court precedents on quashing questionable calls

    25 Aug 2022
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    How to end the jail mania: A Bail Act may not be a be-all and end-all solution, but it may be a good starting point

    21 Jul 2022
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    Allahabad HC’s sweeping order in dowry case shows why women don’t get justice against cruelty

    In a case of cruelty and dowry harassment, the Allahabad High Court rebuked the woman for the graphical description of the allegations and said decent expressions should be used.

    11 Jul 2022
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    Recent Allahabad High Court Judgement Represents Everything That is Wrong with Adjudication of Cruelty Cases in India

    Vidhi’s research from Mumbai shows how the misuse of narrative leads to denial of justice

    8 Jul 2022
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    Blasphemy & Sedition Laws: Why These Are Affecting The Actualisation Of Free Speech

    15 Jun 2022
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    NCB, police use vague rules of NDPS Act. The biggest victims are the poor

    27 Oct 2021
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    The NDPS Act, Aryan Khan, & Our Ridiculous System

    An Act designed to deter drug trafficking hounding individual consumers

    20 Oct 2021
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