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Indian Journal of Constitutional Law, NALSAR releases Vol 9 (2020) | A Mélange of Scholarship on Indian and Comparative Constitutional Law Issues

On August 19, 2020 By Dayaar Singla In Announcements, Comparative Law, Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal Law, Federalism, Fundamental Rights, Judgment Analysis, Legislative Reform, New Scholarship, Scholarships, Separation of Powers

[Ed Note: We are happy to report the release of IJCL’s Vol. 9 (2020). This Volume of the Journal seems quite promising with 11 pieces in the form of 7 Articles, 2 Essays and 2 …

Police Brutality: A Case for Revitalising Police Complaints Authorities

On July 28, 2020 By Law and Other Things In Criminal Law

This article has been authored by Siddhant Ranjan. Background Jayaraj and his son J. Beniks were allegedly sexually assaulted and tortured to death by police officials in Sathamkulam, Tamil Nadu. The media was full of …

The Police Culture Explanation: A Response from Tasneem Deo to The Truth Machines by Jinee Lokaneeta

On July 9, 2020 By Tasneem Deo In Book Review, Books, Courts, Criminal Law, Evidence

(Tasneem Deo‘s review is the fifth post in our blog’s round-table book discussion on Jinee Lokaneeta’s The Truth Machines: Policing, Violence, and Scientific Interrogations in India moderated by Prof. Rohit De. The introductory post and …

Jinee Lokaneeta’s The Truth Machines: A Response by Dr. Pooja Satyogi

On July 8, 2020 By Pooja Satyogi In Book Review, Books, Courts, Criminal Law, Evidence

(Dr. Pooja Satyogi‘s review is the fourth post in our blog’s round-table book discussion on Jinee Lokaneeta’s The Truth Machines: Policing, Violence, and Scientific Interrogations in India moderated by Prof. Rohit De. The introductory post …

Jinee Lokaneeta’s The Truth Machines: A Response by Prof. Santana Khanikar

On July 6, 2020 By Santana Khanikar In Book Review, Books, Criminal Law, Evidence

(Prof. Santana Khanikar‘s review is the third post in our blog’s round-table book discussion on Jinee Lokaneeta’s The Truth Machines: Policing, Violence, and Scientific Interrogations in India moderated by Prof. Rohit De. The introductory post …

The Myth of Scientific Investigations: A Response from Abhinav Sekhri to The Truth Machines by Jinee Lokaneeta

On July 5, 2020 By Abhinav Sekhri In Book Review, Books, Criminal Law, Evidence

(As part of our blog round-table book discussion on Jinee Lokaneeta’s The Truth Machines: Policing, Violence, and Scientific Interrogations in India, this is the response by Abhinav Sekhri. The introductory post and the links for …

Introduction to a Book Discussion on Jinee Lokaneeta’s The Truth Machines: Policing, Violence, and Scientific Interrogations in India

On July 4, 2020 By Rohit De In Book Review, Books, Courts, Criminal Law, Editor's Choice, Evidence

(Over the next few days, the Law and Other Things Blog will run a book discussion on Jinee Lokaneeta’s The Truth Machines: Policing, Violence, and Scientific Interrogations in India. This is the introductory post by …

Simultaneous applicability of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act: A Problem of Differentiated Protections and Liabilities – Part II

On May 26, 2020 By Tanvi Apte In Criminal Law, Double Jeopardy, Editor's Choice, Information Technology

In Part I, through the cases of Sharat Babu Digumarti v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Gagan Harish Sharma v. The State of Maharashtra , we understood the position of law with respect to …

Simultaneous applicability of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act: A Problem of Differentiated Protections and Liabilities – Part I

On May 20, 2020 By Tanvi Apte In Bombay High Court, Criminal Law, Editor's Choice, Evidence, Information Technology, Supreme Court of India

There have been several questions regarding the simultaneous applicability of the Information Technology Act [“IT Act”] and the Indian Penal Code [“IPC”] due to considerable overlaps between the offences provided for in these statutes. The …

Repeat Sexual Offences and Proportionality of Punishment

On July 12, 2019 By Ankita Sarkar and Aishwarya Mohanty In Bombay High Court, Criminal Law, Death Penalty, Fundamental Rights, Supreme Court of the United States

The Bombay High Court in Mohd Salim Mohd. Kudus Ansari (Shakti Mills case) recently upheld the constitutional validity of s.376E of the IPC that allows for the death penalty as one of the punishments for …