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India has a well-established statutory, administrative and judicial framework for criminal trials. Indian Penal laws are primarily governed...

The Hon'ble High Court of Delhi vide two separate orders dated May 28, 2020 has restrained online web portals, OLX India and Quickr, from publishing fraudulent job advertisements containing...

The Prevention of Corruption Act (the "PCA") is the primary Indian law that addresses corruption in government agencies and public sector businesses in India

Money laundering is a deep-rooted problem with far reaching consequences maiming the economic and political structure of a country.

The intersection of arbitration and allegations of criminality has long posed a conceptual and practical challenge in Indian law. While arbitration is premised on party autonomy, efficiency, and minimal judicial...

The Kerala High Court in its decision in T.O. Souriyar vs. Muttom Abdulla Kanjirathinkal House and Ors. observed that the actions of a person issuing a cheque...

The term "fruits of the poisonous tree" was first used by Justice Frankfurter in Nardone v. United States.

Over the past decade India's vibrant payment ecosystem has grown by leaps and bounds. The surge of online platforms (e-commerce, OTT, etc.) coupled with ‘hassle-free' payment channels...

In Pradeep Kumar Kesarwani v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr., MANU/SCOR/68068/2025 ("Pradeep Kesarwani's case"), the Supreme Court reiterated the judiciary's duty to guard against the misuse of criminal process...

The Constitution of India protects children as a distinct category requiring special protection, that the objective of juvenile justice legislation is meant to penal in rehabilitative and not penal in nature.

The Allahabad High Court, in the case of Sanjay Kumar @ Sanjay Dhiman v. Directorate of Enforcement, Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 38900 of 2025, delivered a significant ruling under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (“PMLA”), reiterating a legal principle which asserts that assets derived from unknown or unexplained sources cannot, merely on that basis, be presumed to constitute “proceeds of crime” arising from a scheduled offence under the PMLA.

In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of India in Victim ‘X' v. State of Bihar & Anr. exercised its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution to cancel the bail granted...

The distinction between initiation of proceedings under Section 73 (where there is no allegation of fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts) and Section 74 (where such elements are alleged)...

Amidst the immediate and impending concerns around generative artificial intelligence including deepfakes, the Indian Government has been contemplating, since a long time now, to reform the existing Information Technology Laws ...

The complexity shrouding the issue of criminality of a corporation was settled by the Supreme Court ("SC") in Iridium India Telecom Ltd. v. Motorola Inc. case.

In a recent case, the Hon'ble High Court of Rajasthan rendered an analysis of the effect of Supreme Court's order dated March 23, 2020, wherein the Apex Court extended the period of limitation for all general and special laws.

Life and personal liberty are recognized as inviolable rights of every person under the Constitution of India.