India's legal framework for addressing juvenile delinquency has evolved significantly over the past decades, reflecting a ...

India faces a complex and deeply troubling intersection between child sexual abuse and juvenile justice, where the legal system must balance protection of vulnerable children with rehabilitation of ...

The Supreme Court’s recent judgment in P Krishna Mohan Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh (SLP (Crl.) Nos. 7532-34 of 2025) ...

Summoning order--To face trial under Sections 376D and 212 I.P.C.--Argument that woman could not commit rape and therefore applicant could not be prosecuted for gang rape found to be not correct in ...

Indian judges frequently encounter cases where legal principles clash with moral or societal imperatives, mirroring the trolley problem’s tension between competing values. Below are key examples ...

Although a handful of decisions of this Court such as Indresh Kumar (supra) and Salim Khan (supra) have held that statements under Section 161 of the Cr. P.C. ought to be looked into by the courts at ...

(i) A person who is accused of an offence or named in the first information report, can be examined by the police and his statement may be recorded under Section 161 of the Cr. P.C., as held in ...

The Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 provides a comprehensive framework for the identification, protection, and rehabilitation of neglected children in India. It ensures prompt intervention, strict ...

Recent Supreme Court judgments reaffirm the judiciary’s commitment to a rehabilitative and child-centric approach under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act). The ...

The Consumer Protection Act in India, most recently updated in 2019, grants consumers several explicit rights to protect them from unfair trade practices and ensure their interests are safeguarded in ...

The Supreme Court held these regulations to be unconstitutional as they violated Articles 14 (equality before law), 15 (prohibition of discrimination), 16 (equality of opportunity in public employment ...

examination of a witness should necessarily be filed before the preparation of the case calendar. Learned trial Court, by overlooking the aforesaid expressions, has misdirected itself, to conclude ...