Criminal law

Legally Explained: How to drink and drive and (not) get away with it [via Mint]

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Drink driving: The legal risk
Drink driving: The legal risk
*Hot on the heels of Salman Khan’s liberation, criminal lawyer Vagisha Kochar explains how drink driving laws work in reality.

How exactly is weed legal in India? [Happy Holi! via @WSJIndia ]

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The WSJ India Real Time has written a great post explaining how exactly bhang – a milky, sweet drink laced with cannabis, traditionally consumed today for the Holi festival – is legal.

How Jaya could very likely get out of jail: A detailed take on miscarriage of justice & the woefully underdeveloped law of sentencing

Advocate KV Dhananjay argues that the sentencing order jailing then-Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, is highly likely to be set aside by the High Court of Karnataka.

How to prosecute (and defend) a riot under Indian law

In the aftermath of the Pune riots and murder of a techie, Partha Pati and Sanjana Sinharoy of Abhay Nevagi and Associates in Pune explain the cases and facts to bear in mind in riot prosecutions.

Silent witnesses: Why India needs better witness protection laws and why we can’t only blame the goondas

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Advocate Kshitiz Karjee argues that India is in dire need of regulations to protect witnesses and prevent them from turning hostile in the face of an abysmal system.