December 15, 2022|0 comments

BILKIS BANO CONVICTS REMITTED, SHE MOVES SC

By Sharvari Sutaone We all remember the spine shivering case of Bilkis Bano, don’t we? Shocking news was that the 11 convicts accused of gang raping her, who were sentenced to life imprisonment, were released prematurely. Now Bilkis Bano has filed a plea in the Supreme Court regarding this premature release of the convicts. Bilkis in her plea said th …

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December 15, 2022|0 comments

THE AGE OF CONSENT UNDER THE POCSO ACT

By Aman Kumar The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday opined that the legislature must address issues related to the age of consent under the POCSO Act, which criminalizes consensual sexual affairs even in ‘romantic’ relationships for those under the age of 18. The remark comes in the backdrop of the recent observation made by several …

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December 15, 2022|0 comments

AFTER 6 DECADES, 61 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE PCA ACT

By Ananya Tripathi With more than 60 amendments, the draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Bill 2022 was released on 25th of November. It proposes to bring amendments to the Prevention of cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The bill released by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying was open to public consultation till 7th of December. Af …

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January 31, 2022|0 comments

KERALA ACTOR RAPE CASE

Written by: Shikha Singh (Intern) Edited by: Anubhav Yadav (Content Head & Developer) A horrendous event witnessed some major legal developments regarding a rape case based in Kerala. Recently the competent court got hands on hearing of a sexual assault case centering a Malayalam actress who was sexually abused and an actor and producer Dileep an …

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January 31, 2022|0 comments

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON DELHI RIOTS

Written by: Shikha Singh (Intern) Edited by: Anubhav Yadav (Content Head & Developer) What Led to the Riot? The centre came up with its Citizenship Bill, which in turn steered some massive responses from different parts of the nation. The aforementioned bill claims to grant citizenship to- Hindu, Parsis, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Christians who …

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January 29, 2022|0 comments

THE SAGA OF EXCEPTION TO SECTION 375 IPC

Written by: Shikha Singh (Intern) Edited by: Anubhav Yadav (Content Head & Developer)   Indian Penal Code enacted in 1860, till date stands to be a vanguard draft of substantive laws prevailing in India. It therefore acts as an umbrella text which covers the offenses and crimes conversant with the Indian society’s framework. The offenses listed ar …

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January 15, 2022|0 comments

SECURITY LAPSE OF PM’S CONVOY

Written by: Shikha Singh (Intern) Edited by: Anubhav Yadav (Content Head & Developer) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s convoy enrooted to Ferozepur, Punjab to address a rally for upcoming State election, witnessed an unprecedented security lapse on 5th of January. This caused the convoy to be stuck on a busy flyover for about 20 minutes which …

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