India's legal framework for addressing juvenile delinquency has evolved significantly over the past decades, reflecting a ...

India faces a complex and deeply troubling intersection between child sexual abuse and juvenile justice, where the legal system must balance protection of vulnerable children with rehabilitation of ...

The Supreme Court’s recent judgment in P Krishna Mohan Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh (SLP (Crl.) Nos. 7532-34 of 2025) ...

Indian judges frequently encounter cases where legal principles clash with moral or societal imperatives, mirroring the trolley problem’s tension between competing values. Below are key examples ...

Although a handful of decisions of this Court such as Indresh Kumar (supra) and Salim Khan (supra) have held that statements under Section 161 of the Cr. P.C. ought to be looked into by the courts at ...

(i) A person who is accused of an offence or named in the first information report, can be examined by the police and his statement may be recorded under Section 161 of the Cr. P.C., as held in ...

The JJ Act explicitly overrides other laws, including the IPC and CrPC, in cases involving juveniles. Regardless of the nature or severity of the offence, once it is established that the accused is a ...

Public utilities such as State Electricity Boards, Life Insurance Corporation, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, and similar statutory corporations have been held by the Supreme Court to fall within ...

Recent Supreme Court judgments reaffirm the judiciary’s commitment to a rehabilitative and child-centric approach under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act). The ...

Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is the key legal provision governing bail for juveniles in India. Mandatory Bail: Any person who is apparently a child ...

The Consumer Protection Act in India, most recently updated in 2019, grants consumers several explicit rights to protect them from unfair trade practices and ensure their interests are safeguarded in ...