Category: Short Article
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One Accusation Too Many: The Chilling Effect of BNSS Section 479(2)
[This article is authored by Mihir Teja Kalle, a Student at National Law Institute University] Introduction The presumption of innocence of an accused is one of the fundamental rights vested with an accused in Indian criminal jurisprudence. The legislature has only deviated from the same in cases of “extraordinary” offences that may require more stringent norms…
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Reinvestigating the Self-Incriminatory Landscape Under PMLA: The Need for Safeguards in Summon Proceedings
[This article is authored by Nandini Sharma, Student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab] Introduction The challenge to the validity of summons proceedings citing the protection granted by the right against self-incrimination, as enshrined in Article 20(3), has been raised in several proceedings, particularly those of a quasi-criminal nature, under laws such as…
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