criminal-law

Kunal Bharne, LL.B., Government Law College, Mumbai The Debate Surrounding “Bail is the rule and Jail is the exception.” This is the basic principle underlying the doctrine of Criminal Jurisprudence. This is because Article 21 of the Indian Constitution ensures that life and personal liberty may not be taken away except in accordance with the procedure established by law. The Supreme Court, in Ma…

Shubhangi Singh, Genesis Global School, Noida ABSTRACT Confessions are often regarded as among the most compelling forms of evidence in criminal proceedings. Yet, extensive research in legal psychology reveals a more complex reality: innocent individuals can and do confess to crimes they did not commit. Factors such as fear, stress, exhaustion, suggestibility, and the authoritative atmosphere of …

Sohon Sinha, Techno India University, West Bengal ABSTRACT Bail plays a crucial role as a fundamental right which aims at balancing individual freedom and administration of the law. The doctrine that “bail is the rule and jail is the exception” has always been adhered to by courts of law in India as part of ensuring that individual liberty provided for in Article 21 of the Constitution of India i…

Suryasen Shahi, LLM, United University Shambhavi Pandey, Assistant Professor, United University ABSTRACT Bail jurisprudence in India is founded upon the fundamental principle that “bail is the rule and jail is the exception,” which emanates from the constitutional guarantee of personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The concept of bail seeks to balance two competing intere…

I often see discussions about direct evidence, such as eyewitness testimony, being treated as stronger than circumstantial evidence. In criminal proceedings, is it possible for a court to convict a ...

Darren Sharper, who pleaded guilty or no contest to raping women in four states, is projected to be released in 2028 Admitted serial rapist and former National Football League champion Darren Sharper has been transferred from federal prison to a halfway house program with his projected 2028 release date nearing. In a statement to the Guardian on Monday, a US Bureau of Prisons (BoP) spokesperson s…

Paul Quinn will serve at least 14 years for the 2003 rape in Salford and could spend less time in prison than Malkinson The government’s most senior law officer has been asked to review the “unduly lenient” prison sentence handed to a rapist who evaded police for nearly two decades in one of Britain’s biggest miscarriages of justice. Paul Quinn was jailed last week for a minimum of 14 years , mea…

New film revives story of Taylor Parker, convicted in 2022 of cutting unborn daughter from womb of friend she killed In an America so often saturated with brutal crime stories, it takes special circumstances to truly register shock. But the story of Taylor Parker, now sitting on a Texas death row after being convicted of murdering her pregnant friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock in 2020 and cutting her…

Members of Jalisco New Generation cartel used fake retail store in San Diego as a front for trafficking drugs Federal prosecutors have charged four suspects with trafficking more than one ton of cocaine for the Jalisco New Generation cartel using a fake retail store in San Diego as a front for a sophisticated tunnel that ran across the border to Tijuana, Mexico. The defendants include two Mexican…

Anthony Odiong faces up to life in prison after being found guilty of first- and second-degree sexual assault A Texas jury on Tuesday was expected to begin deliberating the sentence of a Roman Catholic priest who was convicted days earlier of criminal clergy sexual assault. Anthony Odiong , 57, faces between five years and life imprisonment in connection with a first-degree sexual assault charge …

David Rush was arrested and charged with criminal theft of public money last week, according to federal court filings in Virginia, where he lives.

Running back faces strangulation and battery counts Police say investigation remains active and ongoing Jacobs denies allegations through attorneys’ statement Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is facing five criminal charges, including strangulation and suffocation, after police responded to a disturbance complaint involving him over the weekend. Hobart/Lawrence (Wisconsin) police chief …

Hema Priya. T, LLM, School of Law, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai Dr. S. Jenifer Stella, Assistant Professor, School of Law, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai ABSTRACT Cybercrime has emerged as one of the fastest-growing forms of crime in India due to rapid digitalisation, increased …

Counsel Collins Nkumbwa, Esq., CIP (NIPA), LLB (UNZA), LLM (UNZA), AHCZ, ASCZ, PhD Cand. Advocate, Lecturer of Law and Commissioner of Oaths ABSTRACT This paper discusses the concept of non-bailable offences with special focus on sexual offences in Zambia. The sexual offences in Zambia include rape, attempted rape, indecent assaults on females, indecently insulting females, defilement of girls un…

Anjali Jayant, Student, Quantum University Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India Aditi Mishra, Assistant Professor, Quantum University Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India ABSTRACT The present study is aimed at analyzing the importance of the concept of mens rea in socio-economic and corporate crimes in the contemporary times. Traditionally, criminal laws have been guided by the necessity of having the existence of…

Astha Singh, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Dr. Aishwarya Singh, Assistant Professor, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. ABSTRACT Plea bargaining was introduced with some scepticism in India. It was hoped to offer faster resolutions while also overcoming negotiations that are incongruous and …

Shahana Ibrahim, Guru Nithya Chaithanya Yathi College of Law and Research Centre (G- CLAR), Kayamkulam, Alappuzha ABSTRACT Bail is a fundamental aspect of criminal justice that is primarily aimed at securing the temporary release of an accused person from legal custody while awaiting trial often by conditioning money or by executing bonds. It shall be granted based on the nature and gravity of th…

Riya Mann, LL.M, Symbiosis Law School, Pune, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) Pune, Maharashtra, India Dr. Atmaram Shelke, Professor of Law, Symbiosis Law School, Pune, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) Pune, Maharashtra, India. ABSTRACT As of 2026, traditional pre-trial detention has reached a breaking point, leading to shadow sentencing where the legally innocent endure pun…

Dr. Mamta Kumari, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, The ICFAI University, Himachal Pradesh Kajal Chauhan, Research Scholar, Faculty of Law, The ICFAI University, Himachal Pradesh ABSTRACT Cases involving sentencing disparities are a serious problem and ongoing issue in numerous legal frameworks globally. Judicial flexibility permits tailored judgments but can lead to disparate results that los…

Can a new trial bring justice in the case of the disgraced South Carolina lawyer whose conviction for killing his wife and son has been vacated after court clerk’s misconduct? Alex Murdaugh was not in court last Wednesday when a South Carolina appeals court vacated his 2023 double-murder conviction in the latest stunning twist in a legal saga that has captivated America and the world with its sou…