Intelligence

The registration of a criminal case against five daycare workers at a crèche operating within Capgemini Technology Services India Limited’s Brookefield campus in Bengaluru has brought renewed attention to a persistent gap in Indian law: the absence of a uniform, enforceable regulatory framework for workplace and standalone childcare facilities. The allegations — involving toddlers left in the care of employer-provided crèche staff — raise questions spanning criminal law, child protection legislation, employer obligations under labour law, and, increasingly, data protection law given the role that recorded video evidence played in bringing the matter to light.

In India, blue-collar offences such as theft, robbery, burglary, assault, arson, are often treated as straightforward “police cases.” But such crimes heavily rely on forensic evidence, such as fingerprints, DNA, ballistic analysis, and crime scene reconstruction to conclusively link physical evidence with accused persons, establish timelines, and disprove alibis.

The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025, represents a watershed moment in this transformation. Introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 18, 2025, by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal, this landmark legislation proposes to decriminalise 288 provisions across 16 Central Acts, marking the Government of India's continued commitment to trust-based governance and regulatory rationalization

The Hon’ble Supreme Court, in Parvinder Singh v. Directorate of Enforcement, 2026 SCC OnLine SC 903, has delivered an important judgment concerning the applicability of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (“BNSS”) to proceedings initiated by the Directorate of Enforcement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (“PMLA”).

India's regulatory landscape witnessed heightened enforcement activity in July 2026, with the Enforcement Directorate executing major asset attachments exceeding ₹20,000 crore in high-profile cases...

In the vast expanse of the digital realm, where convenience, connectivity, and progress reign supreme, a new and insidious shadow looms. Cyber fraud has emerged as a formidable adversary, exploiting every crack in the virtual world. With the rise of online banking scams, phishing schemes, identity theft, and fraudulent transactions, the threat of cyber fraud has seeped into every corner of our digital lives.