Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

What RTI data reveals about custodial torture, lack of CCTV facilities in Tamil Nadu’s police stations
Prison overcrowding in India is truly the story of overwhelming systemic apathy
Five noteworthy judgements of Justice N.V. Anjaria, among the latest appointees to the Supreme Court
Our subordinate court judges need case administrators, not court managers
A case for reforming the law on sanction for prosecution
How the reformed criminal laws put a cosmetic patch on India’s abiding issue with witness protection
Making sense of India’s global standing on conjugal visitations and progeny rights of prisoners
State of satire or satire of the State?: Notes on the FIR against ‘Ms. Medusa’
The gaping flaws in India’s long march to disability justice
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Four possibilities on Justice Varma ‘cash-scandal’, each worse than the other, and what they tell us about India’s thriving black economy
Six noteworthy judgements by Justice Joymalya Bagchi, the newest appointee to the Supreme Court of India
Government claims that the 'decolonised' criminal laws, existing domestic violence, marriage laws sufficiently address marital rape. Here is why it is wrong.
In Taloja jail, interviews with over 300 undertrials show denial of right to counsel, fair trial due to video conferencing of trials
K. Balagopal’s objections to the death penalty, and their resounding relevance today
Shattering the ‘Broken Windows’ Myth: Is Obscenity Actually Fueling Crime in Indian Society?
Prohibiting Rahul Gandhi’s entry to Sambhal: Rethinking the prohibition of elected representatives from accessing sensitive areas
Beckoning the Peacock(s): State of Delhi’s Prisons
What is transit anticipatory bail and why is it dangerous?
Death by rape—Part 2
Death by rape–Part 1
The year that was—5 | Supreme Court votes for fearless listening
Ground report: BNS’s black-and-white treatment of a rainbow of masculinities
Land, democratic protests and 'unlawful' activities: Recovering democratic protest in Chhattisgarh
SC issues caveat against bail in ‘serious’ cases once the trial has commenced
Has India been able to protect the right against self-incrimination during custodial interrogations?
Blueprints for ‘bulldozer action’: A step-by-step guide to 'fair' demolitions
How a recent Delhi High Court Order reinforces disturbing trends in bail jurisprudence
Bulldozer action judgment: Supreme Court guards against State overreach
SC rules against ‘might is right’ bulldozer action, issues guidelines and fixes personal responsibility of erring officers
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