Legal Articles Attitude To Arrest First And Then Investigate Is Despicable June 11, 2021 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment It is a matter of great concern and dismay that the power of police to arrest which is conferred to police under Section 41 of CrPC is being openly misused time and again and this urgently necessitates putting in some safeguards so that the arbitrary exercise of power to arrest without warrant is checked […] Read more » Arrest First And Then Investigate Attitude To Arrest First And Then Investigate Is Despicable
Legal Articles Is It Safe To Rely Upon Retracted Confession For Convicting A Person? June 11, 2021 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment Let me at the very inception point out to my readers that there is no rule either in the Evidence Act or in any other law in India , at least to the best of my knowledge , which expressly forbids retracted confession for convicting a person . This itself clearly vindicates that retracted confession […] Read more » Rely Upon Retracted Confession
Legal Articles Uniform Civil Code Must Be Evolved By Debate And Discussion June 11, 2021 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment To begin with, it is known to one and all that uniform civil code has been debated since a long time but it has been postponed indefinitely right since the time when our country became independent. While the Constitution was being framed, the Muslim members to the Constituent Assembly opposed this uniform civil code on […] Read more » Uniform Civil Code Uniform Civil Code Must Be Evolved By Debate
Legal Articles Fast Tracking The Entire Criminal Justice System Is Imperative Now June 9, 2021 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment To begin with , in no uncertain terms had the Supreme Court responded with alacrity to PM Narendra Modi’s suggestion to fast track trials in criminal cases against MPs by emphasizing that the Centre should look at fast-tracking the entire criminal justice system instead . A bench of 3 Judges comprising of the then CJI […] Read more » Fast Tracking The Entire Criminal Justice System
Legal Articles The Right of Citizens for Time – Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill , 2011 Is Historic June 9, 2021 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment “You can call it RTI part II as it would enable people to claim every entitlement that is promised through various programmes and laws whether it work under the rural job scheme or food security or admissions or ration cards . The Bill takes the agenda of RTI forward . It will bring a revolution […] Read more » Bound Delivery of Goods and Services Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill
Legal Articles Centre’s Decision To Decriminalize Attempt To Suicide Must Be Highly Applauded June 9, 2021 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment Coming straight to the point, let me first of all extend my unqualified and unstinted support for Centre’s decision to decriminalize attempt to suicide. It must be highly applauded by one and all as it will certainly serve the basic purpose of humanity by not throwing a person who fails in bid to commit suicide […] Read more » Decriminalize Attempt To Suicide
Legal Articles Defamation Law Constitutionally Valid : SC June 9, 2021 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment Coming straight to the nub of the matter, let me begin by first and foremost pointing out that upholding the constitutional validity of criminal defamation provisions in the IPC drafted during the colonial era, the Supreme Court on May 13, 2016 said these do not muzzle free speech and asked politicians Rahul Gandhi, Subramanian […] Read more » Additional Solicitor general PS Narasimha Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi BJP MP Subramanian Swamy Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi de-criminalisation of defamation by filing petitions Defamation Law Constitutionally Valid Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Justice Dipak Misra SC
Legal Articles Implementation Of K Padmanabhaiah Committee’s Report Is Imperative For Giving Fresh Impetus To Effective Police Reforms June 9, 2021 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment Let me begin by pointing out that the image of police in the eyes of common man has taken a severe beating in the last few decades . The reasons are manifold . A few black sheeps have tarnished the reputation of the entire police department . Just recently , we saw for ourselves […] Read more » ACCOUNTABILITY OF POLICE CENTRAL ROLE OF MHA COMMUNITY POLICING CONTROL OVER POLICE FEDERAL OFFENCES MILITANCY AND TERRORISM ORGANISED CRIME POLICE BEHAVIOUR POLICE INFRASTRUCTURE POLICE INVESTIGATION POLICING IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM POLICING IN THE NORTH EAST POLITICISATION AND CRIMINALISATION OF POLICE prosecution RECRUITMENT of police WOMEN AND WEAKER SECTION
Legal Articles Should Opinion Polls Be Banned ? June 8, 2021 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment At the very inception , let me begin by saying that there has been a fierce controversy over the huge debate triggered on the moot question “Should opinion polls be banned” ? with both proponents and opponents championing their own stand respectively by citing various arguments in their favour . Personally speaking , I very […] Read more » Opinion Polls Should Opinion Polls Be Banned
Legal Articles Uniform Bail Act Must Be Initiated At The Earliest June 8, 2021 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment Let me at the very outset begin by voicing my utmost indignation at the discriminatory manner in which bails are given with poor being at the receiving end almost in all the cases barring a few notable exceptions. This has to change now. The earlier this is done, the better it shall be in the […] Read more » Justice (retd) Dr BS Chauhan Uniform Bail Act Must Be Initiated Uniform Bail Act Must Be Initiated At The Earliest
