The Supreme Court this week directed the release of jailed journalist Prabir Purkayastha on the ground that due-process safeguards were not followed in his arrest and detention, and that his constitutional rights had been violated.
Instead of decolonising criminal law, these Bills entrench colonial logic — where the state’s paramount interest is to control the people to the maximum extent
The Supreme Court, when deciding matters of personal liberty, must balance concerns of national security with empathy — even for those accused of the worst.
The twists and turns in the legal proceedings in the ‘Maoist links’ case last week raise important questions about the extent and limits of state power in cases that involve national security
Zeba Sikora writes: SC-appointed inquiry commission found holes in police version of events and directed that 10 policemen involved be prosecuted for murder. But the long history of impunity offers little hope
