If you’ve started prepping for judiciary exams, you’ve probably already heard seniors say judgment writing is what actually decides selections. It sounds a bit exaggerated the first time you hear it, but once you actually sit
Read MoreAnyone reading a criminal case file for the first time usually trips over the same thing: two different kinds of witness statements, recorded at two different stages, by two different people. Section 161 and Section 164
Read MoreIntroduction Imagine two companies locked in a commercial dispute. Instead of spending years in court, they choose arbitration. After several hearings, the arbitral tribunal finally delivers its decision. The winning party breathes a sigh of relief—but
Read MoreA Delhi court granted bail this week to human rights activist Khurram Parvez and journalist Irfan Mehraj in a terror funding case registered by the NIA. On the surface, it reads like routine news. But UAPA
Read MoreWhen most people think about the criminal justice system, they picture dramatic trials and verdicts. In reality, though, a lot of what actually determines a person’s fate happens much earlier — at the bail stage. Whether
Read MoreA Palakkad court sentenced a man named Chenthamara to death this week for hacking two people to death at their home in Pothundy. The judgment leaned entirely on a single legal standard, the rarest of rare
Read MoreIntroduction Imagine a citizen whose fundamental rights have been violated, a litigant dissatisfied with a trial court’s decision, or a person seeking relief against an unlawful criminal proceeding. Where do they turn? In many such situations,
Read MoreImagine a parent being told that their child’s APAAR ID must be created before important school processes can move forward. Naturally, questions arise: Is the APAAR ID compulsory? Can a school insist on it? What happens
Read MoreMarital rape is one of those topics where the legal position in India surprises a lot of people once they actually look it up. Non-consensual sex within marriage isn’t treated as rape under Indian criminal law,
Read More“The power to arrest is not synonymous with the necessity to detain.” This simple yet profound idea lies at the heart of India’s criminal justice philosophy. In a democratic society governed by the Constitution, every individual
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