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Dowry Deaths and Legal Provisions: An analysis of IPC and judicial response

Published on 23rd June 2025 Authored By: Soumali Chatterjee Calcutta University Abstract Every woman has a dream to spend their married life happily. But many times it has been seen that women are abused by their in-laws’ family members just because of the problem of Dowry. Every woman deserves to be in a dignified status

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Bail Reforms in India: The Emerging Jurisprudence Post-BNS, 2023

Published on 23rd June 2025 Authored By: Anura Lepcha University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata Introduction Bail is a cornerstone of criminal jurisprudence, deeply rooted in the presumption of innocence and the fundamental right to personal liberty. In a country like India, where jails are overcrowded and undertrial prisoners constitute a significant proportion of the

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Negotiated Justice or Compromised Due Process? Rethinking Plea Bargaining in India’s Criminal Justice System

Published on 04th June 2025 Authored By: Devesh Mandhata Indian Institute of Management Rohtak [IIM-R] Abstract Can a system designed for procedural efficiency truly deliver substantive justice? Plea bargaining, introduced in India through the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005, was heralded as a pragmatic response to chronic trial delays and an overburdened judiciary. Yet, its

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Plea Bargaining in India: Scope, Benefits, and Challenges

Published on 03rd June 2025 Authored By: Ayaan Siddiqui St. Xavier’s University Kolkata ​ Abstract The implementation of plea bargaining in India can greatly alleviate its massive judicial backlog. This study examines the socially constructed goods and infrastructures the system creates alongside its challenges. India’s current utilization of plea-bargaining amounts to 0.11 percent of all

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