In this article, Vaishnavi examines how evidence is treated when charges are framed and argue why it is crucial to consider their admissibility (or lack of thereof) when contemplating discharge.
This piece is a part of a series of posts discussing the public law themed research articles featured in Volume 9 of the Indian Journal of Constitutional Law. In this piece, Shrimoyee Ghosh responds...
Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship Section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to specific articles. This is part of a series of posts discussing the public law themed research...
[Ed Note: This is Part II of the post on Danish Khan v. State. Part I can be accessed here.] I ended my earlier post questioning the order of the High Court in Danish Khan, granting anticipatory bail...
“By general law, life and limb must be protected, yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life; but life is never wisely given to save a limb.” –Abraham Lincoln Introduction On February 1...
On 5th January 2021, in Danish Khan v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) (‘Danish Khan’), the Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to the Applicant, who was accused of raping a woman belonging to a...
Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship Section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to specific articles. This is part of a series of posts discussing the public law themed research...
In this explainer piece, our Reporter, Shravani analyses the GNCTD (Amendment) Bill that makes substantial changes to Delhi’s unique federal structure. The new Amendment is studied using the...
Varadaraja Shivaraya Mallar, who taught at seven law schools across India, left us on Saturday. With his ebulliently booming voice, Professor V.S. Mallar introduced generations of students to the...
Prof. Ballakrishnen responds to the comments from Akshaya Kamalnath, Nida Kirmani and Hemangini Gupta on their book Accidental Feminism: Gender Parity and Selective Mobility among India’s...