Month: May 2023

Justice in Courts of Inquisition? The Delhi High Court on UAPA Remand Extensions

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A person should not be condemned without knowing why. One would think that this precept is not a point of debate in the legal system of a constitutional, democratic, republic. After all what personifies the shift from a culture of impunity and subservience to one of justification than the ability of individual citizens to ask … Continue reading Justice in Courts of Inquisition? The Delhi High Court on UAPA Remand Extensions

EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE AFTER TREATING MENTAL ILLNESS

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-Madhav Aggarwal INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court in its recent judgement in the case of Manoj v. State of MP laid down guidelines to be adhered to in cases pertaining to offences that can lead to a death sentence. It held that for sentencing, the jail authorities must produce a contemporaneous psychological and psychiatric report of … Continue reading EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE AFTER TREATING MENTAL ILLNESS

Money Laundering and Predicate Offences – The Aftermath of Vijay Madanlal Chaudhary

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-Rushil Batra Introduction In 2022, the Supreme Court gave its much-awaited pronouncement in the case of Vijay Madanlal Chaudhary v Union of India on various aspects of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)– inter alia the constitutionality of PMLA, conditions for bail, and the role of the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR). The … Continue reading Money Laundering and Predicate Offences – The Aftermath of Vijay Madanlal Chaudhary