Analysis

SCO participated in a national consultation held in Bengaluru to address the lack of representation of women in India's courts

The Supreme Court’s recent commuting of a death sentence causes us to revisit the tricky question of ‘mitigating circumstances’

The Court appointed an amicus to assist the proceedings in determining the Lokpal's powers under the 2013 Act

The Court held that CrPC provisions apply to arrests under GST and Customs laws while clarifying that revenue officers are not “police"

If ‘in-line-to-be-CJI’ is now a relevant consideration for SC elevation, we examine how the Collegium might have picked Justice Bagchi

In a recent case, the top court reiterated that a conviction can be sustained solely on the basis of the prosecutrix’s ‘unshaken’ testimony

In this excerpt from his recent book, Gautam Bhatia argues that the Constitution facilitates executive control over bodies like the ECI

The top court noted that discharge is on a higher pedestal than acquittal and cautioned appellate courts against restoring arrests lightly