Supreme Court of India

Crime

  1. Assessing Criminal and Civil Liability in the Fatal Dog Attack on a Toddler: Duty of Care, Evidentiary Challenges and Policy Implications
  2. Why the Unarrested POCSO Accused and Subsequent Murder Highlight Gaps in Investigation Duties and Victim Protection under Indian Criminal Law
  3. Why the Surat Fake Gold‑Bar Fraud Raises Critical Questions About Cheating Charges, Accused Rights and Evidentiary Standards in Criminal Procedure
  4. How the High Court’s Warning to Raghav Chadha Highlights the Tenuous Boundary Between Legitimate Criticism and Criminal Defamation
  5. Recovery of Fifteen Motorbikes from a Sambhal Gang Raises Questions About Search‑Warrant Requirements, Evidentiary Handling, and Accused Rights in Criminal Investigations
  6. How the Arrest Following a Passenger’s Video Raises Critical Questions on Evidentiary Standards, Arrest Powers, and Rights in Criminal Procedure
  7. How the Pursuit of Five Suspects in a Nuh Rape Case Raises Questions of Police Powers, Victim Protection, and Evidentiary Integrity
  8. Why the Haryana Chief Minister’s Directive to Act Against Officials and Perpetrators During a Ladwa Grievance Hearing Raises Complex Administrative‑Law and Criminal‑Procedure Issue
  9. Escapes from a De‑Addiction Centre: Legal Issues of Custodial Duty, Inmate Rights, and Potential Criminal Liability in India
  10. Fire at Pacific Mall Theatre Raises Questions of Criminal Liability, Safety Duties, and Emergency Response Accountability
  11. Assessing Potential Criminal and Civil Liability Following the Gurgaon Substation Fire That Left 1,500 Families Without Power
  12. How the Governor’s Proposed Dialogue on the Anti‑Sacrilege Law Raises Constitutional Questions of Religion, Speech, Procedural Safeguards and Judicial Review
  13. Assessing Dowry‑Death Liability and Domestic‑Violence Remedies in the Aftermath of a Woman’s Fatal Fall
  14. FIR Against Two Police Officers for Extortion Raises Complex Questions on Criminal Procedure, Police Accountability and Constitutional Safeguards
  15. Dowry‑Death Allegation in Najafgarh Raises Critical Questions on Arrest Powers, Bail Eligibility, and Evidentiary Standards under Indian Criminal Law
  16. Why Delhi’s Heat‑relief Cooling Zones May Invite Scrutiny of Statutory Authority and Article 21 Obligations
  17. Why the Appointment of St Stephen’s Outgoing Principal as English Professor Without a Vacancy May Prompt Judicial Review Over Procedural Fairness and Equality
  18. Why Anticipated Traffic Restrictions for a Rajghat Event May Invite Scrutiny of Statutory Authority, Procedural Fairness, and Fundamental Mobility Rights
  19. Why MCD’s Rs 40 crore Allocation for Dog Shelters Invites Scrutiny of Municipal Statutory Powers and Administrative Fairness
  20. Why the Arrest of the Faridkot District President May Prompt Scrutiny of Procedural Safeguards, Bail Standards, and Constitutional Freedoms
  21. Why the National Green Tribunal’s Notice on Punjab’s Farm‑Stay Policy Raises Questions of Jurisdiction, Procedural Fairness and Environmental Authority
  22. Custodial Electrocution of a POCSO Convict Raises Questions About Prison Duty of Care, Mandatory Inquest and State Liability under Article 21
  23. How Himachal Pradesh’s ‘Akshar Se Atmabodh’ Programme Raises Questions of Legislative Competence, Prisoner Rights, and Administrative Law
  24. How the Surge in Farm Fire Cases Challenges Enforcement of Arson Laws and Accused Rights in India
  25. How the Supreme Court’s Pending Petition by the Dera Leader May Compel Examination of Stay Powers and the Right to a Speedy Trial in the 2015 Sacrilege Cases