Reshma Azath

77 Articles
rape quash
Acquittal

Quash: Madras High Court recognises modern day relationship in legal aspects and rules that law is not an instrument for resolving emotional disputes

compensation
BNS

Husband died but PW.1 (wife) survived by sustained injuries High Court by reasoned judgment reduced the sentence and directed to pay compensation

Bribe
Acquittal

Payment to secure a government Job is considered a bribe and does not attract offence under section 138 NI Act

investigation
General

Section 193 BNSS: Directions issued on strict adherence to Timelines for investigation and filing of final report

Pocso misuing
General

POCSO: Victim’s contradictory statements cannot form the basis for quashing criminal proceedings but Trial court must careful on misusing this Act

POCSO
Articles

POCSO, Preliminary Enquiry and Adolescent Complaints (14–18 Years): The Case for Structured Post-FIR Preliminary Enquiry and Victim-Centric Preliminary Assessment for Truth, Fair Investigation and Child Protection

uapa
Ad. Azhar Basha

The Architecture of Institutional Incarceration: A Mixed Doctrinal and Empirical Analysis of UAPA Enforcement Patterns and Bail Jurisprudence

bailable offence
Articles

Legislative Continuity and Procedural Disruption

section 351(3)
Articles

Bail Ability Of Section 351(3) Of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Do Colonial-Era Notifications Survive the New Criminal Procedure Code)

james raja
Ad. James Raja

The Tamil Nadu Rent Act, 2017 Needs Constitutional Correction

defamation
Ad. Azhar Basha

The Chilling Effect: How India’s Criminal Defamation Laws and Legal Roadblocks Hinder People’s Access to Justice, Compared to the U.S. ‘Actual Malice’ Standard That Protects Free Speech in Today’s Digital World

false evidence
Acquittal

Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) directed the witnesses to pay rs.10 lakh as compensation to the accused in NDPS case for giving false evidence against him