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βSovereignty violationβ, βDangerous precedentβ: Legal issues around the US capture of Venezuelaβs Maduro
The US military action has been criticised as disproportionate, even in the realm of the countryβs history of interventions in South America for securing its own interests, such as oil in Venezuelaβs case.
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Arbitration Act: Important Judgments By Supreme Court In 2025
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Arbitration Act: Important Judgments By Supreme Court In 2025
In this article, LiveLaw brings to you a summary of important judgments rendered by the Supreme Court in 2025 in connection with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The same are as...
Law Cannot Change With Change Of Bench; Coordinate Bench's Decision Binding : Supreme Court
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Law Cannot Change With Change Of Bench; Coordinate Bench's Decision Binding : Supreme Court
While granting customs duty exemption to Adani Power for electricity from a Gujarat SEZ, the Supreme Court faulted the Gujarat High Court for violating the principle of stare decisis, holding that...
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Right To Speedy Trial Not Defeated By Gravity Of Offence; Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention Becomes Punishment: Supreme Court
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Right To Speedy Trial Not Defeated By Gravity Of Offence; Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention Becomes Punishment: Supreme Court
The right to a speedy trial, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution, is not eclipsed by the nature of the offence, the Supreme Court held, observing that prolonged incarceration of an...
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Kerala Story: Wayanad's Kalpetta becomes India's first fully paperless judicial district; judges to get AI assistance
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Kerala Story: Wayanad's Kalpetta becomes India's first fully paperless judicial district; judges to get AI assistance
The Kalpetta judicial district in Kerala's Wayanad has become the first entirely paperless district court system in India. All courts in the district judiciary
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Shubhankar v State of Karnataka 2025.
A mere punishment per se would not constitute a remedy for an act of crime. It might change the offender's legal or social status, but would not be sufficient to address the root cause of his actions or remove the psychological and emotional factors that made him commit the crime. The idea therefore, is to reform and rehabilitate the deviant person to bring him back into the fold of society. This reformative part, thus, assumes a greater significance. It is more so, when the offender is not entirely responsible for the causes which led to the crime.
12. Society, through its own systemic failures, inequalities, or neglect often plays a role in shaping criminal behavior, and is also responsible for the creation of such behaviour, whether through poverty, lack of education, discrimination, or broken institutions. In that scenario, the offender becomes a victim, requiring adequate measures for treatment by compassionate correction, structural support, and opportunities for genuine transformation. In an attempt to bring the individual back into the social fold, responsibility has to be shared by every other individual, ultimately rebuilding the bonds of community rather than perpetuating cycles of alienation and punishment.
Reformation and Detterance are coupled for remedy of crime.
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Difficult For Institution To Forgive And Forget Silence Of The Bar: Justice Mahesh Sonak Bids Farewell To Bombay High Court
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Difficult For Institution To Forgive And Forget Silence Of The Bar: Justice Mahesh Sonak Bids Farewell To Bombay High Court
Bidding adieu to the Bombay High Court, Justice Mahesh Sonak who would be taking charge of the office of Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court soon, on Wednesday urged the members of the Bar to...
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As judges, we do not deserve praise for doing what we ought to do... Praising judges for their ethical excellence is fine, we all like to hear that... But correcting a judge, if he strays from the path of rectitude is infinitely better and critically crucial and here lies a great responsibility on a great bar. It is crime to remain silent when it is a duty to speak. In the end the institution will not remember the insults or berating of our enemies but it will be sad and difficult for the institution to forget and forgive the silence of the of the Bar whose members are it's legitimate guards and guardians.
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TRIAL COURT CANNOT PASS THE JOIN OR SEPARATE TRIAL ORDER SUO MOTU/UNILATERALLY, IT MUST GIVE FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO PARTIES AS WELL.
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PRINCIPLES OF JOINT AND SEPARATE TRIAL
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MAMMAN KHAN v. STATE OF HARYANA 2025.
TRIAL COURT CANNOT PASS THE JOIN OR SEPARATE TRIAL ORDER SUO MOTU/UNILATERALLY, IT MUST GIVE FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO PARTIES AS WELL.
DO YOU KNOW AT WHICH STAGE JOINT TRIAL OR SEPARATE TRIAL TRIAL CAN BE PASSEDβ
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POSSIBLE PLEAS CAN BE TAKEN BY ACCUSED DURING PRE COGNIZANCE HEARING.
Section 223 Newly Added Provision
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(i) court lacks jurisdiction.
(ii) Complainant is incompetent. (matrimonial etc. cases locus standi exceptions)
(iii) Barred by limitation.
(iv) Sanction not taken.
(v) the allegations in the complaint, even if accepted as true in its entirety, do not disclose the ingredients of any offence.
(vi) when there are more than one person arrayed as accused.
And other maintainability issues.
the list goes on and on....
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1. Legality β Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege (no crime, no punishment without law).
2. Presumption of innocenceβ every accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
3. Burden of proof on prosecution β guilt must be proved by the prosecution, not the accused.
4. Proof beyond reasonable doubtβ standard of proof in criminal trials.
5. Mens rea (guilty mind)β mental element is ordinarily required for liability.
6. Actus reus (guilty act) β there must be a voluntary prohibited act or omission.
7. Concurrence of actus reus and mens rea β the guilty mind and guilty act must coincide.
8. Proportionality of punishment β punishment should correspond to the gravity of the offence.
9. Non-retroactivity of penal lawβ no retrospective criminalisation, except where a later law is more beneficial to the accused.
10. Right against selfβincrimination β no one can be compelled to testify against oneself.
11. Protection against double jeopardyβ no second trial/punishment for the same offence after final acquittal/conviction.
12. Right to fair trial and legal aid β fair procedure, counsel, and impartial adjudication are integral to criminal justice.
13. Bail is the rule and jail is the exception.
14. Right of Appeal against conviction (Dilip S. Dahanukar Vs. Kotak Mahindra Co. Ltd, 2007)
15. Principles of Natural Justice (a reasoned decision)
16. Prosecution must come up with only 1 story.
Cardinal Principles of Criminal Law1. Legality β Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege (no crime, no punishment without law).
2. Presumption of innocenceβ every accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
3. Burden of proof on prosecution β guilt must be proved by the prosecution, not the accused.
4. Proof beyond reasonable doubtβ standard of proof in criminal trials.
5. Mens rea (guilty mind)β mental element is ordinarily required for liability.
6. Actus reus (guilty act) β there must be a voluntary prohibited act or omission.
7. Concurrence of actus reus and mens rea β the guilty mind and guilty act must coincide.
8. Proportionality of punishment β punishment should correspond to the gravity of the offence.
9. Non-retroactivity of penal lawβ no retrospective criminalisation, except where a later law is more beneficial to the accused.
10. Right against selfβincrimination β no one can be compelled to testify against oneself.
11. Protection against double jeopardyβ no second trial/punishment for the same offence after final acquittal/conviction.
12. Right to fair trial and legal aid β fair procedure, counsel, and impartial adjudication are integral to criminal justice.
13. Bail is the rule and jail is the exception.
14. Right of Appeal against conviction (Dilip S. Dahanukar Vs. Kotak Mahindra Co. Ltd, 2007)
15. Principles of Natural Justice (a reasoned decision)
16. Prosecution must come up with only 1 story.
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In South Africa | The Story of Gandhi | Students' Projects
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In South Africa | The Story of Gandhi | Students' Projects
shorts stories on mahatma gandhi, poems, essays, projects and many more
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Price Escalation In contracts: Legal Remedies Available To Contractors In The Absence Of Price Escalation Clause In Agreement
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Price Escalation In contracts: Legal Remedies Available To Contractors In The Absence Of Price Escalation Clause In Agreement
The legal framework on the absence of price escalation clause in contract is worth discussing and deliberating upon. A contractor who has encountered a series of problems leading to...
Only State Or Accused Can Seek Directions For Speedy Trial In Police-Report Cases, Not Victim: Delhi High Court
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Only State Or Accused Can Seek Directions For Speedy Trial In Police-Report Cases, Not Victim: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that in cases arising out of a police report, only the State or the accused has the locus to seek directions for expeditious disposal of the trial.Justice Girish...
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RENUKA JAIN versus STATE 2026
NO speedy trial for victim.
but what about collusion between Prosecution and accused?
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NO speedy trial for victim.
but what about collusion between Prosecution and accused?
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Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 - Article 226 Of Constitution
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Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 - Article 226 Of Constitution
Article 226. Power of High Courts to issue certain writs Article 226 - Constitutional Jurisdiction - Judicial Review of Administrative Action - Statutory Authorities - Interplay with IBC...
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Community Service As Sentencing Alternative: Towards A Reformative And Restorative Criminal Justice System In India
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Community Service As Sentencing Alternative: Towards A Reformative And Restorative Criminal Justice System In India
βEvery saint has a past, every sinner has a future.β - Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer
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