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Marriage is not immunity: A Legal and Constitutional Critique of Marital Rape Exception in India

Published On: September 30th 2025 Authored By: Bipasha Sinha BBDU Lucknow ABSTRACT The Marital Rape Exception in India which has been codified under Section 63, Exception 2 of BNS exempts the husband from prosecution for raping his wife provided she is of 18 years. This perpetuates archaic patriarchal norms of implied and irrevocable consent of […]

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Arming The Unarmed: A Fundamental Right

Published On: September 30th 2025 Authored By: Azaa Junaid Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University Abstract Vast expansion of State functions has taken place in India since 1947. Many of the rights and powers, which earlier were exclusively in the individual’s own regulation, have now fallen into the domain of government administration. These rights are

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THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023: EVALUATING ITS IMPACT ON POLICE AND PROCEDURAL REFORMS

Published On: September 30th 2025 Authored By: Amrita Gang Deb L.R. Law College, Sambalpur University ABSTRACT The Indian Criminal Justice System has undergone a historic transformation with the replacement of the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, Evidence Act, and Criminal Procedure Code by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, and Bharatiya Nagarik Surakshya Sanhita

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Hate Speech vs Freedom of Speech

Published On: September 30th 2025 Authored By: Pratikshya Priyadarsini Biswal SOA National Institute of Law Introduction In democratic countries, balancing the line between freedom of speech and hate speech is like walking a razor’s edge, especially in a diverse and pluralized country like India. Right to speech and expression is like a double-edged sword; it’s

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