NyayNiti Legal Blog

Plain-language explainers on Indian criminal and matrimonial law, Supreme Court judgments and your legal rights, written by the advocates at NyayNiti.

• Can Police Summon an Advocate During an Investigation? Law on Lawyers’ Rights and Client Confidentiality

  Can the police summon a lawyer merely because the lawyer represents a person under investigation? Can an investigating officer demand that an advocate hand o...

• Why Lawyers Must Check Whether a Judgment Is Still Valid Before Citing It

  Can an advocate cite a court judgment in support of a client's case without checking whether that judgment is still legally valid? Who is responsible for ver...

• Can Police Arrest You Without Giving Written Grounds of Arrest? Supreme Court Explains

  Imagine that you are arrested by the police, but you are not given a written explanation of why you are being arrested. You are taken into custody and produc...

• Test Identification Parade (TIP): When Can Identification Evidence Be Rejected?

  Can a person be convicted of murder merely because an eyewitness identifies them in court several years after the incident? What happens when the identificat...

• When Justice Is Delayed, it becomes a punishment in itself: Supreme Court Explains the Right to a Speedy Investigation and Trial

  Can the police continue investigating a criminal case for years without a satisfactory explanation? Can a person remain under the shadow of criminal prosecut...

• Why Minor Inconsistencies Cannot Defeat Reliable Evidence of Dowry Harassment & Death

  What happens when a young married woman dies an unnatural death after facing repeated demands for dowry? Can a criminal conviction be overturned merely becau...

• Why a Minor Victim’s Credible Statement Can Sustain a Conviction

  Can a person accused of trafficking and sexually exploiting a minor escape criminal liability merely because the victim's statements contain minor inconsiste...

• India’s Romeo–Juliet Dilemma: Criminalizing Love or Protecting Childhood?

  Introduction: When Child Protection and Adolescent Relationships Collide with Sexual Intimacy The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCS...