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The Centre's controversial makeover of crucial criminal codes can have far-reaching impacts

The Centre's controversial makeover of crucial criminal codes can have far-reaching impacts
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Code of investigation for police required to be devised, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has stressed that a code of investigation for police is required to be devised so that the guilty do not walk free on technicalities "as they do in most cases in our country".In its judgment, a bench of Justices B.R. . ....

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Dissent & Democracy: Why the Sentinel Should Strike Down IPC Sec. 124A

Sedition laws sit at the crossroads of politics and society, and law and justice. The political nature of this “offence against the state” tests the limits of free speech a citizen can rightfully enjoy. India’s polity has changed since 1870, when Sedition was added as an offence under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to govern restive subjects of the British Crown. This stifling legislation, conceived as a colonial tool to incarcerate freedom fighters, continues to be quickly invoked by free India’s elected rulers against dissenting citizens, deeply damaging the country’s democratic fabric.<br/><br/> This law which chips away at the essence of republican democracy – the right to dissent – has a chequered journey in independent India starting from 1950, when courts upheld free speech. However, the First Amendment to the Constitution put a damper on such liberal judicial interventions. Since then, although judgments urged governments to exercise restr ....

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Should India reform its system of imposing fines for offences?

Most countries follow fixed fines for specific offenses but due to inflation, the fine loses its value. There are several ....

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