More From Anmol Jain

When liberty turns on allegations rather than adjudication, incarceration ceases to be exceptional and begins to resemble a default response

What SC’s bail denial to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam tells us about India’s criminal justice systemSign In to read

January 05, 2026 15:23 IST

Courts cannot cede their constitutional obligation to protect personal liberty, particularly when delayed trials hand the executive an undue advantage, and the political character of incarceration is evident

Tue, Jan 06, 2026

Dear Editor I Disagree: SC’s stay on a few clauses of the Waqf (Amendment) Act is not enoughSubscriber Only

October 09, 2025 08:00 IST

Once we go beyond the much-celebrated “stays”, the question of why the Court did not consider many of the core provisions of the amendment to be manifestly arbitrary becomes important

Thu, Oct 09, 2025