Case Commentary Mukesh And Anr. V. State For Nct Of Delhi & Ors

This case commentary examines the landmark decision in Mukesh & Anr. v. NCT Delhi, one of the significant judgements in the contemporary India. The case unfolded from an incident in which a woman was brutally gang-raped in the capital of the country. The incident invoked widespread protest raising concerns about the safety of women in the country. The commentary analyses the facts of the case, the legal issues that pertained, legal reasoning as well as the implications of the case in the criminal justice system of India. The Supreme Court's application of the 'rarest of the rarest' doctrine is examined giving emphasis on the court's decision taking into account the brutality of the offence. The paper concludes that till date the Nirbhaya case tends to have been a remarkable change in the Indian jurisprudence by enforcing more safeguards to women. But the paper further examines the persisting amount of gender-based violations and the actual implementation of the protection laws.