Continuity Beneath Reform: Sedition and Organised Crime under the BNS Author: Shama Parveen Shaikh Student, KES Shri jayanti Lal H patel law college ————————————————————————————- 3 Quick Takeaways The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in name and structure, but its treatment of sedition and organised crime reflects consolidation and expansion of

Born Unwanted: Understanding the Legal and Socio-Cultural Roots of Female Infanticide Author: Niharika Mishra Student, KES’s Shri Jayantilal H. Patel Law College, Mumbai ————————————————————————————- 3 Quick Takeaways Female infanticide and sex-selective practices are not merely cultural relics but active constitutional violations, breaching the right to life under Article 21, equality under Article 14, and India’s

Mental Health and Law: Legal Progress and Societal Challenges in Modern India Author: Bhumika Kiran Dubey Student, KES’s Shri Jayantilal H. Patel Law College, Mumbai ————————————————————————————- 3 Quick Takeaways India’s mental health legal framework has transformed from custodial control to a rights-based model, culminating in the Supreme Court recognising mental health as a fundamental right

Bail is the Rule, But for Whom? Poverty, Pre-trial Detention, and the Constitutional Illusion of Equal Liberty Author: Mitali Shankar Manore ————————————————————————————- 3 Quick Takeaways The constitutional promise that bail is the rule and jail the exception has long been recognised by the Supreme Court, notably in State of Rajasthan v. Balchand, (1977) 4 S.C.C.