Beyond a Name Change: How India's New Criminal Laws Redefine Crime and Justice
Background For decades, India’s criminal laws, particularly the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act…
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Section 173 BNSS Explained: Your Rights When Reporting a Crime
Introduction In all these years of my legal practice, there were a quite a few occasions when a client came to me, confident and arrogantly tells me that the…
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Simple Hurt vs. Grievous Hurt: Understanding the BNS Classifications
Introduction: Pain and hurt are a result of injury that one may have to face in case of any altercation in use of criminal force by one person onto the victi…
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Live-in Relationships & Women's Rights: Analysing Indira Sarma vs. V.K.V. Sarma
Introduction In our country, women’s rights is an evolving subject where the parliament and our judiciary are constantly striving to clarify and provide right…
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Legal Backing Behind Operation Sindoor: The Future of Counterterrorism Laws in India
We all saw and were heartbroken by what happened at Pahelgam, Kashmir recently. Our blood boils when we saw terrorist targeting unarmed tourist and civilia…
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FIR Registration Made Simple: A Comprehensive FAQ Guide
A First Information Report (FIR) is a written document prepared by police when they receive information about the commission of a cognizable offence, serving…
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All You Need to Know About Zero FIR: A Crucial Tool for Victims of Crime (PART-2 of 2)
Continued From PART-1 Legislative Authority: Section 173 BNSS v Section 154 CrPC Section 173 (Information in cognizable cases.) of the BNSS governs the regis…
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All You Need to Know About Zero FIR: A Crucial Tool for Victims of Crime (PART 1 of 2)
Introduction India is a fast-growing nation, both economically and population wise, with limitless potential and aspirations which cannot be assumed. Whi…
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Can Obligation U/S 65B(4) of Indian Evidence Act or Section 63(4) of Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023, be Dispensed With For Conviction of Accused?
In litigation we often come across with situations and circumstances that demand the lawyer to act promptly and with evidences that may require additional step…
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Understanding Section 479 BNSS: Impact on Undertrial Prisoner Rights, Prison Reform and Overcrowding in Indian Prisons
Introduction Often, I come across clients that are inquisitive not just about the present state of their case but also as to what can happen in fut…
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Chapter XII (Sec 168-172) BNSS: How Police Measures Prevent Crime Before It Happens
For a nation to have the opportunity to boast about its criminal justice system and effective judicial mechanisms in place, the primary requirement is to hav…
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Perspective Dive: State of Undertrial Prisoners in India
One of the few perks of being empanelled by Delhi State Legal Services Authority are the duties and extra judicial tasks that are assigned to an empanelled a…
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From Maintenance Orders to It's Enforcement: A Guide to Matrimonial Maintenance Provisions in BNSS
Matrimonial Disputes are nothing new in our society and if we observe the current trends, almost 1/3 rd households have some or the other form of matrimonial …
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Small Crimes, Big Impact: Understanding BNSS Section 112’s Petty Organised Crimes
With the addition of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita into the new criminal laws, there were some key offences that were added as new to this code. Some of these n…
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From Loss to Recovery: BNSS Victim Compensation Unveiled
When a crime is committed against a person, it is not only the person against whom it is committed who gets affected, rather it affects all people in the soc…
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Default Bail Explained: Your Rights and Options
Over the ten-year period of my litigation practice in courts of Delhi NCR, one thing that I have noticed is that any person who does not have enough resour…
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Combatting Organized Crime: A Comprehensive Guide to Section 111 of BNS
The Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), came into force from July 2024 onwards repealing the previous Indian Penal Code (IPC). It brought many significant changes …
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Securing Witnesses: A Deep Dive into BNSS Section 398’s Witness Protection Scheme
In our justice system, the whole process of delivering justice depends on some factors that are crucial to the case but at the same time are so independent…
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Legal Insights On Section 113 BNS: Terrorism Offenses Unveiled
Terrorism is an issue which ahs plagued the world at the moment and almost all major problems related to the existence of a civil society can be traced back …
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Conditions Apply: What You Need to Know About Anticipatory Bail
With our country heading towards a journey of introducing new and much more stringent laws for its citizens, a real challenge that looks in the eyes of the…
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