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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Perspective Dive: Courtroom vs. Camera; Dissecting Legal Drama Through a Real-World Lens
Introduction Cinema has been the epicentre for over dramatizing different professions and key aspects of a person’s life from time in memorial. Over the time…
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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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Calculating Compensation in Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT): w.r.t. Sarla Verma Vs Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr. 2008
The Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 provides for Compensation in place for damages to the injured/dependants from the accident. This has intrigued me and I started r…
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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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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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Legal Hide-and-Seek: The Role of Proclamations in Criminal Trial
Any person who visits the court does it with the intent of finding a resolution to his problem or a settlement to his dispute. It is anything but natural for…
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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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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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Habeas Corpus Lite: Understanding Section 100 BNSS
Ever wondered what would happen if one day the police knock at your door and just picks up someone you know without telling you why and for what reasons they…
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Protest Petition: Seeking Justice Beyond the Police Report
Up until now what we have learned through various blogs and articles is how each and every provision of The Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) works in o…
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Old Meets New: A Comprehensive Guide to Investigation Procedures Under Section 176 BNSS
The Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) brought with itself some welcome changes to the Code of Criminal procedure wherein measures were taken to ensure…
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Summoning Evidence: Decoding BNSS Section 94
In the current alteration to the criminal Laws in the country the focus was put on modernization of the codes and to remove or replace the colonial era laws …
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