In recent years, High Courts across India—especially the Punjab & Haryana High Court—have witnessed a significant rise in protection petitions, commonly filed by runaway couples, inter-caste couples, inter-faith couples, or adults who marry against family wishes. A protection petition serves as a constitutional remedy to ensure the life and…
A civil appeal is a legal remedy that allows an aggrieved party to challenge a judgment, decree, or order passed by a lower court. It is a crucial component of the Indian judicial system, ensuring that errors in law or fact can be corrected by a higher court. Civil…
Securing bail from a High Court is often the last hope for an accused person when lower courts have rejected bail or when the offence is serious in nature. Although the process may seem intimidating, High Courts in India follow well-established principles while deciding bail applications. With the right preparation,…
India is a beautiful country, I feel the beauty when I look at its green lavish plains, enormous mountains, and wide rivers. India is a smart country too, I feel the smartness when I look at its illustrious intellectuals. Today, I am writing on the topic of Constitutional Law. So,…
Just a while ago, I read in the news that a Magistrate had granted 14-day judicial custody of Zubair (Alt News co-founder). He had been arrested for a tweet he posted around 2-3 years back. This got me thinking. Actually, a lot of people get arrested. An activist, named Teesta…
I hope that it never happens to you, but there is a chance that some murder happens around you & police arrest (and charge) you for that murder. This article is going to explain to you, what will happen to you? Elements of a Crime For a successful conviction…
It was a good day for me today. I had gone to the District Court in the morning and got the opportunity to watch a ‘Witness Interrogation’. Actually, I have been following this case for the past few days. It's related to an alleged murder. The Defense counsel is like…
Humans have evolved from Chimps, that’s a fact that has been proved over and over again. From that, we may reach this assumption that we may still have some animal instincts or characteristics within us. But, normal humans don’t like to acknowledge that we are inherently just more sophisticated animals…