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Criminal Justice

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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    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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    Narcotics law: It’s not just about celebrities

    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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    Can you get the state to pay for wrongfully imprisoning you?

    Legally, yes. But is it worth it? A deep dive into what happens when you’re acquitted after spending a long duration in jail for a crime you didn’t commit

    27 Jul 2021
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    UAPA Should Go the Way of TADA & POTA

    IPC Has More Than Enough Provisions to Deal with Cases of Terror and Unlawful Associations

    7 Jul 2021
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    Over 1,100 rape cases ended in compromise after going to court since 2014: NCRB

    Over the years, compromise marriages have become institutionalised through laws and law enforcement

    4 Apr 2021
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    Shabnam Ali Death Sentence: Rarest of Rare Case or Was There a Chance for Reform?

    For an offence to be the “rarest of the rare”, the emphasis cannot just be on the brutality of the offence, sentencing guidelines also require the State to furnish proof that the accused is beyond reform

    25 Feb 2021
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