COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HANDCUFFING REGULATION: FROM CRPC TO BNSS- A SHIFT TOWARDS HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLIANCE
In 2023, the Parliament replaced the long-standing colonial Laws, IPC, CrPC, and IEA, with three new Criminal Laws. Since that time, it has generated discussions and conversations within the legal field about the backwards and unclear laws. The Government contends that the new criminal laws help in enhancing and streamlining the justice system by replacing […]
Long Way To Nowhere
The homosexual community has been neglected and looked down upon since almost one and a half century, by both, law and society. They have been struggling to barely live a normal dignified life as any other citizen, ever since Section 377 was enforced. Many lost their lives, tired of the struggle; others spent their lives […]
FORCEFUL MIGRATION: THE TRIAL OF TEARS
The episodes of forceful migration have always been a very dreadful situation for those who were forced to migrate. Such people endured great miseries throughout the episode. One such dreadful event was the Trial of Tears, the episode which led to the coerced displacement of the native Indians from their native land to an unsettled […]
DEFAMATION AND ITS CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY UNDER THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA: A JUDICIAL AND PROPORTIONALITY ANALYSIS
Defamation significantly restricts the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution. Defamation is recognized as a justifiable restriction under Article 19(2) and aims to protect an individual’s reputation, which is a part of the right to life under Article 21. The legal basis for criminal defamation […]
The Architecture of Silence: How 2025 Redefined Gender Persecution
This article explores the evolution of gender persecution from localized discrimination into a systematic Crime Against Humanity. By examining the regressive regimes in Afghanistan and Iran, it analyses the institutionalisation of silence through state-sponsored campaigns designed to eliminate female agency and existence. The narrative underscores a landmark legal shift in 2025, highlighted by aggressive ICC […]
Does the Gender-Specific Language of Rule 3B Violate the Right to Equality (Article 14) by Treating Survivors of Sexual Violence Differently Based on their Gender Identity?
This is an article that delves deeper into the aspect of the framework of abortion laws in India, and points out the lackadaisical attitude towards the non-binary groups, such as trans men, gender-diverse pregnant persons, and non-binary individuals. I have focused more on the ostracisation and challenges faced by survivors of sexual violence, how legal […]
India’s IT Rules, 2021: Privacy Violations and Chilling Effect on Free Speech
In the modern world, digital communication is of critical importance and it has raised important issues about the limitations that should apply to online content as far as privacy, personal rights and free speech. Information Technology Rules, 2021 have been notified by government of India under Section 87 (2) of the Information Technology Act, 2000. […]