Browsing: criminal law

Prison Overcrowding In India: Causes, Effects And Practical Measures Introduction When the number of prisoners exceeds the sanctioned capacity of…

Introduction The fear of arrest can completely change a person’s life. Even before a court decides whether a person is…

Introduction: Liberty Begins With the Right to Seek Bail Personal liberty is central to India’s Constitution under Article 21, which…

Introduction Bail is a core part of India’s legal system. It balances an individual’s right to personal liberty under Article…

Social Harm, Criminology and Justice Reform Introduction For years, standard justice blamed crime entirely on individual bad choices: break the…

Introduction The classification of offenses in a First Information Report (FIR) is a statutory mandate. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,…

Goa Nightclub Fire: Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Bail of Three Owners “The cancellation of bail is not a declaration…

Introduction A First Information Report (FIR) starts the criminal investigation process under Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita…

Introduction Bail, as defined under Section 2(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, means the release of a person…

Introduction Traditional criminology mostly studied men and ignored women or treated them as unusual exceptions. Feminist criminology challenged this by…