Criminology… Why Do People Commit Crimes? Schools of Criminology Explained 20/12/202520/12/2025 Introduction One of the first and most fundamental questions a law student encounters in Criminology is:Why do people commit crimes? Is crime a result of free will, poverty, biology, society,…
BNSS… Understanding Community Service Under BNSS 2023 14/10/202514/10/2025 The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, which replaces the colonial-era Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, introduces several forward-looking reforms in India’s criminal justice system. Among them, the recognition…
BNSS… K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra: A Turning Point in Indian Criminal Jurisprudence 10/10/202512/10/2025 Introduction Few criminal cases in Indian legal history have intertwined emotion, morality, and law as profoundly as K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra (AIR 1962 SC 605). Beyond its…
Constitutional Law… Maqbool Hussain v. State of Bombay (1953): A Landmark Case on Double Jeopardy 04/10/2025 The case of Maqbool Hussain v. State of Bombay, AIR 1953 SC 325, stands as one of the earliest and most significant pronouncements by the Supreme Court of India on…
CrPC… State of Jharkhand v. Govind Singh (2004): A Landmark Case on Circumstantial Evidence 03/10/2025 Introduction Criminal jurisprudence in India rests on the fundamental principle that “it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.” This principle ensures that courts must…
BNSS… Lalita Kumari Case: Mandatory FIR Registration Explained 21/09/202518/10/2025 Introduction The Indian criminal justice system rests on the foundational principle that ubi jus ibi remedium - where there is a right, there must be a remedy. Yet, for many…
Criminology… Understanding Mens Rea: The Backbone of Criminal Law 22/02/202522/02/2025 🌟What is Mens Rea? "Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea" – An act does not make a person guilty unless there is a guilty mind. The principle of…
Dr. Ganesh Visavale 