Category: Cyber & Technology Driven Crimes
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Mens Rea Without a Mind? A Critical Examination of the Impossibility of Attributing Criminal Intent to Artificial Intelligence
[This Article is authored by Akhil Kumar K.S. and Lakshmi K Shanmughan are 3rd Year student at the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi] Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the field of criminal law jurisprudence. A person, whether natural or legal, is generally considered an offender, but what if AI commits a crime?…
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Chats, Consent & Constitutional Chaos: The Legal Puzzle of Admitting Digital Evidence
[This Article is authored by Pankaj Nagar and Bhavika Maheshwari, 2nd Year students at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur] Introduction: Unpacking the Digital Evidence Dilemma In a recent case, a single-judge bench of the M.P. High Court allowed the husband to submit WhatsApp chats of his wife that were collected without her consent and held…
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From Witness to Commodity: Victim Exploitation in the Race For TRPs
[This Article is authored by Khushi Jain, Law Student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur] Introduction A recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam Valley has raised many questions that need to be addressed, but have long been ignored. The Pahalgam attack claimed the lives of innocent tourists, but one 10-year-old boy named Naksh Kalathiya…
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Invisible Offences, Visible Consequences: Emergence of White-Collar Crimes
[This blog has been authored by Swayam Shah and Sara Dharwadkar. They are students at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar] [The authors are the First Runners Up of the 2nd GCRCJS Criminal Law Essay Writing Competition, 2024] Introduction- When Crime Wears a Suit The Hon’ble Supreme Court in State of Gujarat v Mansukhbhai Kanjibhai Shah…
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