Speedy trial was held by Supreme court in Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar an essential ingredient of ‘reasonable, fair and just’ procedure guaranteed by Article 21 and the constitutional…
This case originated when a writ petition was filed to release the prisoners who were languishing in the prison of State of Bihar, they had been in jail for periods…
Until current prison pathology is cured and prison justice restored, stone walls and iron bars will not solve the crime crisis confronting society today.
The soul of these twin litigations is the question, in spiritual terms, whether the prison system has a conscience in constitutional terms, whether prisoner, ipso facto, forfeits person- hood to…
The law is not abracadabra but at once pragmatic and astute and does not surrender its power before scary exaggerations of security by prison bosses. Alternatives to 'solitary' and 'irons'…
The province of prison justice, the conceptualization of freedom behind bars and the role of judicial power as constitutional sentinel in a prison setting, are of the gravest moment in…
The semantic technique of updating the living sense of dated legislation is, perfectly legitimated, especially when, in a developing country like ours, the corpus juris is, in some measure a…
If simply put, handoff doctrine means that the courts shall not interfere in the work of executive, this doctrine developed in America. In India, this came for consideration in Sunil…
The emphasis on limited periods and hearing before punishment have been built into the procedure for punishment of solitary confinement. This is important when we consider whether any form of…
International trends on techniques of torture collected in the book article entitled “Minds behind bars” quote, “The technology of torture all over the world is growing ever more sophisticated-new devices…
The case when Speedy Trial became the fundamental Right of Indian Citizen
Speedy trial was held by Supreme court in Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar an essential ingredient of ‘reasonable, fair and just’ procedure guaranteed by Article 21 and the constitutional…
The case of Hussainara Khatoon
This case originated when a writ petition was filed to release the prisoners who were languishing in the prison of State of Bihar, they had been in jail for periods…
What were the complete holdings of the court in Sunil Batra case?
Until current prison pathology is cured and prison justice restored, stone walls and iron bars will not solve the crime crisis confronting society today.
What was the first case of Sunil Batra?
The soul of these twin litigations is the question, in spiritual terms, whether the prison system has a conscience in constitutional terms, whether prisoner, ipso facto, forfeits person- hood to…
Bar fetters: The dilemma of fundamental rights and safekeeping of the prisoner
The law is not abracadabra but at once pragmatic and astute and does not surrender its power before scary exaggerations of security by prison bosses. Alternatives to 'solitary' and 'irons'…
The Prison Justice and the concept of freedom behind bars
The province of prison justice, the conceptualization of freedom behind bars and the role of judicial power as constitutional sentinel in a prison setting, are of the gravest moment in…
The jurisprudence of statutory construction
The semantic technique of updating the living sense of dated legislation is, perfectly legitimated, especially when, in a developing country like ours, the corpus juris is, in some measure a…
Hands-off Doctrine in Prison Setting
If simply put, handoff doctrine means that the courts shall not interfere in the work of executive, this doctrine developed in America. In India, this came for consideration in Sunil…
Punitive Segregation in American Criminal Justice System
The emphasis on limited periods and hearing before punishment have been built into the procedure for punishment of solitary confinement. This is important when we consider whether any form of…
Techniques of Torture to Prisoners
International trends on techniques of torture collected in the book article entitled “Minds behind bars” quote, “The technology of torture all over the world is growing ever more sophisticated-new devices…