-By Anshul Ramesh and Andolan Sarkar Introduction Confessions play an important role while deciding on the future course of action that is required to be taken by the police and also while securing the conviction of the accused. Sections 25 and 26 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (“Evidence Act”) proscribe the admissibility of confessional … Continue reading The Irrationality of Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
-By Vidushi Gupta Introduction Prisons and correctional facilities are an essential component of the criminal justice system in India. However, very little attention is paid to the state of the Indian prison system. Particularly neglected is the group comprising undertrials within these prisons. The issue of undertrial prisoners in India first came to light in … Continue reading The state of undertrial incarceration in India
-By Gunjan Shrivastav https://reischlawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/When-Can-the-Entrapment-Defense-Be-Used-in-a-Criminal-Case.jpg In this blog, it is argued that any evidence obtained by the police by way of a trap should not be admissible in a court of law. In the absence of any specific provision that restricts the admissibility of evidence procured by way of trap, the court should adopt an approach … Continue reading Need for exclusion of evidence obtained through entrapment in India
-By Kshitij Goyal and Kunal Gupta Introduction The Ram Janmabhoomi case has become a cause célèbre,a case which has garnered unprecedented public attention. The last part of the controversy got resolved on 30th Sept 2020 when the special court of CBI acquitted all the 32 accused in criminal dispute due to lack of evidence.What needs … Continue reading Analysing the exactitude of the acquittal in the Babri-Masjid demolition case
By- Oshi Priya Introduction India reports the highest number of acid attacks in the world with the least number of convictions. The graph of crime against women has seen an exponential rise in the past century. Acid attack, though not gender-specific, yet targets women in most of the cases. This crime is often used as an … Continue reading Repeated Refusal of Wife: A Mitigating Factor?
