Role of Media in protecting public trust in judiciary.

“If the past century belonged to the struggle for free speech, perhaps the coming one will belong to the struggle for true speech — information that is accurate, ethical, and respectful of dignity.
If the past century grappled with access to justice, the coming one may grapple with fairness in technologically driven justice. And
if the past century debated the power of the press, the coming one will debate the power of algorithms. The struggle is never-ending”

Sometimes influencers and social media accounts themselves engage in selective picking of arguments/discussions being made in the Court. They extract this byte, usually termed as clickbait, to draw greater number of views to generate revenue at the cost of reputation of our Courts.

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S. 482 CrPC/S.528 BNSS | Supreme Court Lays Down Four-Step Test For High Courts To Quash Criminal Cases
https://www.livelaw.in/supreme-court/s-482-crpcs528-bnss-supreme-court-lays-down-four-step-test-for-high-courts-to-quash-criminal-cases-303320

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Australia, is an island nation that is known for its unique plants, animals and ecosystem. As it is isolated, pests and disease that exists elsewhere in the world cannot be found in Australia.
According to Australia's Biosecurity Act, introducing even small amounts of foreign material could damage local crops, spread plant diseases, or threaten native species

Ignorance of law is not an excuse and concept of Mens rea which two landmark cases? mention below 👇

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Res Judicata in Criminal Proceedings
https://www.drishtijudiciary.com/current-affairs/res-judicata-in-criminal-proceedings

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Legal due diligence checklist before buying a home in India
https://www.barandbench.com/columns/legal-due-diligence-checklist-before-buying-a-home-in-india

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muslim law prevail over child marriages or POCSO?

Not a settled position of law.

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If you don’t hand over your phone passcode or email password on demand, officials can hack into the device. Any refusal is now explicitly punishable as non-compliance.

This is a radical change. Previously, if a taxpayer’s device was encrypted, authorities resorted to informal pressure or external hacking tools. Now the law itself compels decryption. End-to-end encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp or Signal could be forced open during a tax raid

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🌕🌖 Lunar Eclipse | Peak of Blood Moon.

Of course camera could not justify it due to cloudy weather, the colour was really Red.

Today, Learnt the lunar rising point cycles.

👀Myth busted: Unlike Solar eclipse, you can watch Lunar eclipse with Naked Eyes.

Astrophysics is always Amazing 🤩


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The enactment of a new law will not obviate the need to adjudicate upon the constitutional validity of Section 124A for the simple reason that any new legislation of a penal character cannot have retrospective effect.

See the stark conflict
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The only difference is that of procedural and substantive law.

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🟰 Mohammed Abdul Wahid v. Nilofer 2021

The Apex Court, through Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, held that “witness and parties to a suit, for the purposes of adducing evidence, either documentary or oral are on the same footing.”

Accordingly, (i) there is no distinction carved out by the provisions of the CPC between a ‘party to a suit as a witness’ and ‘a witness simpliciter’; and (ii) documents may be produced to confront both a ‘party to a suit’ and ‘witness in a civil trial’ at the stage of cross-examination.

https://disputeresolution.cyrilamarchandblogs.com/2024/01/party-and-witness-on-an-equal-footing-for-the-purpose-of-adducing-evidence-in-civil-suit-supreme-court-clarifies/#_ftn1

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‘It is of utmost importance to keep all speech free in order for the truth to emerge and have a civil society.’

— Thomas Jefferson.

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'BNSS Removed Discriminatory Provision' : Supreme Court Closes Challenge To CrPC Section Which Says Only Male Family Members Can Accept Summons
https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/bnss-removed-discriminatory-provision-supreme-court-closes-challenge-to-crpc-section-which-says-only-male-family-members-can-accept-summons-262758

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How the Indian Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Shaped Each Other - The Wire
https://thewire.in/rights/how-the-indian-constitution-and-the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-shaped-each-other

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KASIREDDY UPENDER REDDY v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

If a person is arrested on a warrant, the grounds for reasons for the arrest is the warrant itself; if the warrant is read over to him, that is sufficient compliance with the requirement that he should be informed of the grounds for his arrest.

Reasons for arrest v Grounds for arrest (Prabir Purkayastha v. State, 2024)

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Press Release:Press Information Bureau
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2106239

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AI Cannot Replace Human Conscience In Justice Delivery: Justice Vikram Nath
https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/justice-vikram-nath-advises-against-lawyers-misusing-artificial-intelligence-303329

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The Representation of the People Act already disqualifies legislators upon conviction for crimes carrying a sentence of two years or more. That provision is justified because conviction follows judicial determination of guilt. The 130th Amendment goes further, introducing what may be called a “disqualification by suspicion.” Philosophically, it privileges the appearance of morality over the substance of due process.

Can there be a different class of legislation for Minister and non minister MPs and MLAs? even MPs have a voting power but ministers are also part of executive and even on 38Hrs of cutody bureaucrats are suspended.

130th Constitutional amendment bill.

The main problem is with presumption of innocence is gone forever, we must understand that even ministers are MPs and MLAs and are representative of people merely on suspicion no suspension direct removal that too when 30 days custody is possible when we have a delayed criminal judtice system, the remedy can be a special court MP MLA courts which can speedily try and suspension would be the Right criteria.

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Actress Navya Nair Fined Rs 1.14 Lakh at Melbourne Airport for Carrying Jasmine Gajra
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/actress-navya-nair-fined-rs-114-lakh-at-melbourne-airport-for-carrying-gajra-why-australia-has-such-rigid-rules-3716932

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Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025 Cr.P.C.& BNSS .pdf

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https://www.verdictum.in/columns/rule-of-locus-vs-rule-of-law-1588804

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Income Tax Act 2025: Digital Search Powers Raise Privacy Risks - Frontline
https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/income-tax-act-2025-digital-power-data-privacy-risks/article69992742.ece

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A, an accomplice, gives an account of a robbery in which he took part. He also narrates certain incidents unconnected with the robbery that happened on his way to and from the scene of crime. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the admissibility of such evidence?

(a) Independent evidence of these incidents is irrelevant, as they are not directly connected with the robbery

(b) Independent evidence of these incidents may be admitted to corroborate A's testimony regarding the robbery

(c) Independent evidence of these incidents is admissible only if A is not an accomplice

(d) Independent evidence of these incidents are conclusive proof of the robbery

CITE RELEVANT PROVISIONS

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Random Thoughts On “Taking Cognizance Of An Offence”

justice v ramkumar
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https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2024/06/11/preceding-judgment-of-civil-criminal-court-relevancy-other-proceedings/

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So even if a law is still in force and a substitute law has remedied the invalidity then no petition can be entertained for making earlier invalid provision invalid which is still applicable.

The Writ Petition under Article 32 challenged the constitutional validity of Section 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on the ground that it was discriminatory against women by disabling them from accepting summons on behalf of the persons summoned.

3. Parliament, while enacting the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has incorporated the provisions of Section 66 which addresses the grievance.

KUSH KALRA V. UOI 2024

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S. 68 Evidence Act | Mandatory To Examine One Attesting Witness To Prove Will Even If There's No Dispute Between Legal Heirs : Supreme Court
https://www.livelaw.in/supreme-court/s-68-evidence-act-mandatory-to-examine-one-attesting-witness-to-prove-will-even-if-theres-no-dispute-between-legal-heirs-supreme-court-303070

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MIHIR RAJESH SHAH v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA SLP(Crl) No. 17132/2024

Pending....

"The question that we are called upon to answer is as to whether in each and every case, even arising out of IPC, would it be necessary to furnish grounds of arrest to accused either before arrest or forthwith after arrest? Another question we are required to consider is, in exceptional cases, on account of exigencies, if it is not possible to furnish grounds of arrest either before or immediately after arrest, whether even in such cases the arrest is vitiated on account of non-compliance with Section 50 CrPC

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Grounds of arrest in writing to accused as well as relative to make Article 22 meaningful

Hence, the requirement of communicating the grounds
of arrest in writing is not only to the arrested person, but also to the friends, relatives or such other person as may be disclosed or nominated by the arrested person, so as to make the mandate of Article 22(1) of the Constitution meaningful and effective failing which, such arrest may be rendered illegal

2. Arrest illegal if Groumds not provided.

VIHAAN KUMAR v. STATE OF HARYANA 2025

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Embracing AI in Arbitration: Enhancing Efficiency Without Compromising Justice | SCC Times
https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2025/09/05/embracing-ai-in-arbitration-enhancing-efficiency-without-compromising-justice/

list of AI guidelines as of now.

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