Kailash Ashok Kumar v. State of Maharashtra In the High Court of Bombay Crl. A. 1389/2016 Before Justice A S Oka and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai Decided on February 08, 2017 Relevancy of the case: Quashing of FIR in a case … Read More
Nidhi R. Sasi v. State of Kerala In the High Court of Kerala B.A. 4768/2014 Before Justice V.K. Mohanan Decided on July 22, 2014 Relevancy of the case: Anticipatory bail application for offences under Section 67 and Section 67A of … Read More
After the global pandemic hit the world and the nationwide lockdown was imposed, everything came to a standstill. While many of us were involved in spending time with families and learning new skills, a few did not refrain from being … Read More
Several reputed media houses including Vice, Times of India, The Week, Hindustan Times etc. reported about an alleged 95% or 200% increase in the demand for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) during the COVID lockdown in India. While I have … Read More
Abdul Hamid & Anr v. CBI (2007) 3 RCR (Cri) 516 In the Punjab and Haryana High Court Cr. Misc. 77595-M/2006 Before Justice Surya Kant Decided on May 02, 2007 Relevancy of the case: Bail Application in a case of … Read More
It is a rare sight to see an Indian court convicting an accused under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Earlier this year in March 2018, a Judicial Magistrate First Class Court in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal … Read More
The best way to define obscenity is actually to not define it. Not because it would be lewd, overreaching or offensive in diktat but because no one has actually done it. Obscenity changes with time, values, society, popular culture etc. … Read More
Recently, WhatsApp has been the centre of attraction of many debates in India. Some calling action from the communication platform and some seeking assistance and accountability. While the pressing reason for this remains the incidents of mob lynching and the … Read More
On December 12th 2016, In Sharat Babu Digumarti vs. Govt. of NCT [Judgment from LiveLaw], the Supreme Court heard claims of both the parties regarding a wide variety of issues. The main portion relevant for this post is with reference … Read More