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Court Martials- "A distinct class" vis-a-vis adultery
Ria Garg Introduction The provision under S. 497 IPC had been scraped by a 2018 judgement in the Joseph Shine vs. Union of India case...
SACJ NUJS
Oct 8, 20234 min read
Tying Handcuffs, not Garlands on Inciters of Genocide
Abhijeet Shrivastava Introduction While India has been a state party to the Genocide Convention of 1948 for over seven decades, the...

Abhijeet Shrivastava
Sep 14, 202311 min read
Addressing the Impact of Delay in Reporting FIRs to the Magistrate under S. 157 (1).
Navjot Punia Introduction S. 157 (1)[1] of Code of Criminal Procedure states- “If, from information received or otherwise, an officer in...
SACJ NUJS
Jun 23, 202311 min read
CUSTODIAL VIOLENCE IN INDIA
Ishita Ayala INTRODUCTION “Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo -...
SACJ NUJS
Jun 12, 20238 min read
Stalk(h)er: Unravelling the Treacherous Conundrum
BR Garima Rao and Prerak Sheode Abstract The seemingly innocuous crime of Stalking has become more dangerous than ever in the 21st...
SACJ NUJS
Jun 3, 202324 min read
CONSENT AS AN EXCEPTION TO MURDER: THE NEED FOR A ROBUST JUDICIAL FRAMEWORK Violenti Non Fit Injuria
Anushka PS Introduction The law governing consent as a defence presents a predominant issue- whether criminal law can adopt consent as a...
SACJ NUJS
May 13, 202313 min read
EXPLORING CRIMINAL LIABILITY IN SELF-LEARNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Parul Anand Could Artificial intelligence commit a crime? If yes, who will be held liable? Would it be the manufacturer, programmer,...
SACJ NUJS
Mar 26, 20239 min read
The various inconsistencies of law on Aggravated rape in India.
Sanskruti Yukta Nayak The absence of a definite statutory provision on aggravated rape has led to numerous erroneous and whimsical...
SACJ NUJS
Jan 31, 202319 min read
SECTION 124A, IPC & SECTION 66A, IT ACT: THE TWO COMPELLING COUNTERPARTS
Sri Janani S The heated debate revolving around the scrapping of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, has pointedly put forth...
SACJ NUJS
Dec 28, 202212 min read
MAKING JURISPRUDENTIAL SENSE OF NORMATIVE INTERACTIONS BENEATH THE INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT
Pragun Goyel I. Introduction The anthropology of law is an important section of modern legal pluralism developed in consonance with legal...
SACJ NUJS
Dec 24, 202212 min read
The Offense of Criminal Intimidation in the IPC: A Critical Analysis
Niharika Mukherjee Introduction Though far less politicized than the criminalization of ‘threats’ and ‘violent speech’ in countries such...
SACJ NUJS
Dec 13, 202222 min read
The Fallacious Interpretation of the Offence of Murder: A Critical Analysis of Section 300 of IPC
Kumar Aryan Introduction The First law commission drafted the Indian Penal Code (Hereinafter, The IPC) in 1834 under the chairmanship of...
SACJ NUJS
Jun 30, 202217 min read
THE OBSCURE LAW OF OBSCENITY IN INDIA: A CRITIQUE OF THE AVEEK SARKAR JUDGMENT
Anay Mehrotra and Ruhika Mandal Abstract The authors contributing to this case comment have endeavoured to dissect and analyse the Aveek...
SACJ NUJS
Jun 26, 202217 min read
Necessary or Discriminatory? The Defence of Unsoundness of Mindin light of the Convention on Rights
Rehan Mathur Abstract Insanity Defences around the world have existed for long, based on the principle of excusing individuals whose...
SACJ NUJS
May 27, 202216 min read
Privileged Communication: Discussing Marital Privilege
Eashaan Agrawal Abstract Law reflects the realities existing within the societies and provides legitimacy and protection to institutions...
SACJ NUJS
Apr 8, 202218 min read
ISSUES RELATED TO DOWRY LAWS IN INDIA
Aamina Maryam ABSTRACT The author underscores that the practice of dowry in marriage is a menace and is horrifying to the society at...
SACJ NUJS
Mar 21, 202211 min read
CRIMINALISATION OF TRIPLE TALAQ: DISSECTING THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND SOCIO-LEGAL ASPECTS
Spandana Reddy Bommu 1. ABSTRACT Talaq-e-biddat has been an element of terrible discrimination and subjugation for women of the...
SACJ NUJS
Mar 13, 202218 min read
PLEA BARGAINING IN INDIA- FROM TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE TO A NECESSITY
Chaitanya Thakur ABSTRACT: After considering plea bargaining’s popularity in America, the Indian government adopted this provision, which...
SACJ NUJS
Feb 19, 202214 min read
REVISITING THE ADMISSIBILITY OF ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE IN INDIA: A CROSS-JURISDICTIONAL ANALYSIS
Rishav Sen Abstract Despite its susceptibility to being tampered or manipulated, the importance of electronic evidence in this day and...
SACJ NUJS
Feb 2, 202215 min read


POLICE CUSTODY AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN INDIA
Muskan Bhuteria Abstract The police system in any country is considered to be a protector of the citizens. However, this institution has...
SACJ NUJS
Jan 26, 202223 min read
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