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Double Jeopardy in India’s Fight Against Organized and Financial Crime: Section 111 BNS and PMLA
Anshumaan Rakshit, Garvit Gard (Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur) Introduction Organized crime control in India has been transformed to a large extent and this is because of the dynamic character of crime and reaction of the state. So far, organized crime was not recognized by the Indian Penal Code of 1860 (IPC). Crimes like conspiracy or dacoity were prosecuted and heard individually instead of taking account of the links that the contemporary syndicates have.
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Dec 19, 202514 min read
ASSOCIATION AS ORGANISATION: Section 112 OF THE BNS :An Essay on the Status‑Plus‑Conduct Model, Undefined Membership, and the Overreach of Section 112
Brigadeesh Kamalnath (National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata Table of Contents Introduction A Brief Pre-History From Clause 110 to Section 112: What Changed and Why It Matters Membership and Proof: What ‘Group or Gang’ Implies Procedure and Safeguards: The Lack Thereof Section 112’s Co-existence with BNS Base Offences and State Special Legislation Conclusion Introduction On December 25, 2023, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha
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Dec 19, 202512 min read
Frozen laws, forgotten lives: The Undertrial Crisis in India's Legal Delay
Parth Anand, Manvi Bansal INTRODUCTION In India, 75.8% percent of the total prison population constitutes as undertrial prisoners. As...
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May 21, 20257 min read
BALANCING ACT: THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN SECTION 173(3) BNSS AND THE SUPREME COURT RULING IN LALITA KUMARI VS. GOVERNMENT OF UTTAR PRADESH
Shivam Jadaun Introduction “The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without...
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Dec 25, 20247 min read
Anticipatory Bail for the Elderly: Exploring the judicial dilemma
Agrani Bhati, Aditya Singh INTRODUCTION In the intricate criminal justice system of India, anticipatory bail, as outlined in Section 438...
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Aug 15, 202411 min read
Bars, Babies and Beyond: Right to Life of the Prisoner vs. the Child
Megha Gohel Alkesh INTRODUCTION ‘Imprisonment does not mean farewell to fundamental rights as laid down under Part-III of the...
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Aug 8, 202410 min read
Maintainability of an Anticipatory Bail Application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. by a Child in Conflict with Law
Naman Pratap Singh and Hammad Siddiqui INTRODUCTION Recently, the Supreme Court entertained a petition where law regarding the...
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May 27, 20247 min read
Criminalization of Adolescent love: Critical Analysis of the Law Commission
Sanskruti Madhukar Kale To combat the crimes of sexual exploitation against children, the Indian Parliament, in 2012, enacted Protection...
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Apr 20, 20248 min read
Beyond Innocence: Unravelling the Constitutional Implications of Acquittal Categorization in India
Sonsie Khatri and Tresshaa Dutt Abstract This paper scrutinises the judicially created categorization of acquittals into "honourable" and...
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Apr 20, 202411 min read
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