The Debate on Chemical Castration: Balancing Justice and Human Rights

Author: Shefali Awasthi & Shambhavi Upadhyay are students at the University School of Law and Legal Studies, GGSIPU. Introduction Sexual abuse especially related to children is considered to be one of the most heinous atrocities that is prevalent globally. Recently, the issue came to the limelight when the parliament of Madagascar, a nation in the...

Balancing Accountability And Privacy: Body Cameras In Law Enforcement[Parth Mangal*]

INTRODUCTION In an era where law enforcement practices face heightened scrutiny, Body Cameras have emerged as a significant technological advancement with the potential to enhance transparency, accountability, and public trust. These small devices worn by police officers record audio and video evidence during their interactions with the public. The use of body cameras in law...

Analysing Article 20(3): Adverse Inference Vis A Vis Right To Silence [Aditi Gupta* and Udai Yashvir Singh**]

An "accused" person has the option to remain silent, merely dispute the accusations, or provide an explanation for what transpired. Article 20(3) is violated if the accused is forced to provide information; however, if the accused provides the information voluntarily and without being compelled in any way, there is no infringement of this clause. The...

Quashing Of Criminal Complaint: Delay As A Crucial Factor[Hans Rathi*]

INTRODUCTION The criminal justice system of India faces a major problem of long pending cases and the rapidly increasing number of future cases. Not all of these cases are maintainable or have any justifiable reasons to be maintained. The law gives the power to the courts to quash criminal complaints under Section 482 of the...

Right to be Forgotten- A Criminal Law Lens [Nikhilesh Koundinya* & Shristi Shetty**]

Introduction Recently, in the case of Subhranshu Rout @ Gugul v State of Odisha the Orissa High Court invoked the principle of the right to be forgotten to explain the perils of female victims when their photos/videos are uploaded on social media as a means to threaten them from testifying or instituting a complaint in...

Imprisoned Without Being Proven Guilty- Section 436A Under-Trial (Yash Vardhan Aggarwal)

 IMPRISONED WITHOUT BEING PROVEN GUILTY- SECTION 436-A UNDER-TRIAL Yash Vardhan Aggarwal* UNDERSTANDING UNDER-TRIALS AND SECTION 434-A Under-trials are those who have been incarcerated and are awaiting trial. It does not refer to merely those who are under police custody rather they are prisoners who have been imprisoned as a consequence of courts denying them bail,...

Rising Cases of Prosecutorial and Police misconduct in India. Who is responsible? (Manisha Arora & Rudra Shandilya)

Rising Cases of Prosecutorial and Police misconduct in India. Who is responsible? Manisha Arora & Rudra Shandilya* Nowadays, there is an enormous surge in the number of cases of prosecutor’s and examiner’s misconduct in India. The perusal of information reveals how the misconduct on the part of the Prosecutor or the investigating agency leads to...

White Collar Crimes – A Fast-Emerging Trend In India (Mohit Kar-MNLU)

White Collar Crimes - A Fast-Emerging Trend In India Mohit Kar INTRODUCTION High profile fugitives who made their fortune using public money have fled with the proceeds of the crime to overseas countries. Take the cases of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi or Mehul Choksi. Instances are many. Broad day light plunder of money by fraudsters...

Comparative Study of Criminal Procedure – An Insight Into Pre-Trial and Undertrial Detention Mechanism in Norway and India (Prashasti Srivastava, NALSAR)

COMPARITIVE STUDY OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - AN INSIGHT INTO PRE-TRIAL AND UNDERTRIAL DETENTION MECHANISM IN NORWAY AND INDIA. Prashasti Srivastava Second year Student- NALSAR University Of Law, Hyderabad. PRE-TRIAL DETENTION MECHANISM IN NORWAY AND SWEDEN AND   INDIA: A PROCEDURAL DISTINCTION Pre-Trial Detention, also termed as Remand, “is the period of provisional detention of the accused after...