~By Abhinav Sekhri On July 11, 2022, the most recent clarifications were issued by the Supreme Court in respect of the bail guidelines which it had first issued in October, 2021 [MA No. 1849 of 2021 in SLP (Crl) 5191 of 2021, titled 'Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI' (Order dated 11.07.2022)]. This blog had covered the guidelines in October, … Continue reading The Most Recent Clarifications to the Supreme Court Bail Guidelines
- Prakhar Bajpai Arnesh Kumar serves to be the landmark judgement in the judicial history of India. The Supreme Court in this judgment made it clear that police must follow the “investigate first and then arrest” doctrine in the cases that are registered under section 498-A. The offence registered under Section 498-A of Indian Penal … Continue reading 8 years since “Arnesh Kumar Guidelines” what has changed ?
-By Sahajveer Baweja Predictive policing is an application/tool that is supported by artificial intelligence technology. These tools are currently used by investigation wings and law and order agencies in many nations to curb the crime from taking place. Such applications work on the concept of using sets of data quantities which are processed by analytical … Continue reading Predictive policing: A criminal justice tool that threatens human rights
By Kartik Shrivastava Introduction On 18th April this year, the President of India gave his assent to the contentious Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022. The Act was passed in both the Houses of Parliament on 6th April by a voice vote. The Act seeks to replace the 102-year-old colonial law on collecting "measurements" of the … Continue reading Identity Hunt: The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act Needed more debate
By Niharika Mukherjee Assessment of Common Intention under Section 34 In its previous part, this article traced the development of the law, following the Privy Council’s decision in Barendra Kumar Ghosh v King Emperor, on the nature of participation required to hold an individual liable under Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 [IPC]. … Continue reading Returning to Barendra Kumar Ghosh – Part 2
