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Introduction The Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 is not simply a weaker form of criminal law, it is quite muddled. At its foundation is an ongoing identity dilemma: the law struggles to determine if a child in conflict with the law (CICL) is an offender or a recipient of help, a wrongdoer or a victim. It adopts the structure of adult criminal procedure, inquiry, evidence, bail, remand, while asserting that it is not a prosecution. It rebrands punishment as rehabilitation, prisons

Case title:  Mihir Rajesh Shah Versus State of Maharashtra and Another. Introduction In a significant decision emphasizing the constitutional protections of personal freedom, the Supreme Court of India has determined that not providing the written grounds of arrest  in a language comprehensible to the arrestee makes the arrest and ensuing remand unlawful. The ruling, issued by a bench including Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih, greatly broadens the

Introduction In a compelling speech that addressed the core issue of India's justice accessibility crisis, Justice Vikram Nath of the Supreme Court recently reiterated a basic principle, “the standard of legal aid for the impoverished must not be subpar.” During the launch of “Between Custody and Constitution: Field Lessons in Delivering Fair Trial Rights – Legal Aid  for Undertrial Prisoners (2019–2024),” a report by the Square Circle Clinic, NALSAR, Justice Nath emphasized

Case Law: Kattavellai @ Devakar Versus State of Tamil Nadu. Introduction: The Supreme Court of India on 15th July 2025, Acquit the Man in...