India is no stranger to the jury system. Inclusion of laypersons through jury trials can bolster faith and participation in the criminal justice system, argues Prashant Reddy T and Vaidehi Misra
Killings in police encounters affect the credibility of the rule of the law and the administration of criminal justice, says former Supreme Court judge KTS...
From delay in constituting Supreme Court bench to not filing curative petitions, read how almost everyone is responsible for Nirbhaya case delay.
In a country where 90 rapes are reported every day and extrajudicial killings rarely shock people, the gunning down of the Hyderabad rape suspects only hints...
The panel will complete the inquiry in six months and the chairman of the commission will fix the first date hearing at Hyderabad.
The High Court had ordered that the body of the four accused of the brutal gang rape and murder of the woman veterinarian should be preserved by the state...
In the wee hours of Friday, the Telangana police killed all the four accused in the rape and murder of a 26-year-old female veterinarian.
President Kovind said every parent and citizen must strengthen among boys the sense of respect towards women.
In most cases, a notice or ruling by the National Human Rights Commission is not paid heed to.
The Police said its personnel resorted to 'retaliatory' firing after two of the accused opened fire at police after snatching weapons from them.
'The police themselves are acting like investigator, judge and jury', says a woman rights activist on the police encounter of four rape-murder accused.
The National Human Rights Commission said the encounter early morning on Friday is a matter of concern.
Friday's killings reminded the people of an encounter in which three people, who allegedly threw acid on two girl students in 2008, were killed.
An open letter to Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan who in the Parliament said that rapists should be "brought out in public and lynched".
'It is also something to be worried about, the way people have lost their faith in the criminal justice system. Together all the governments will have to take...
It’s when people start feeling they won’t get justice from the courts that they look up to the police in desperation
A section of people reached the 'encounter' site and congratulated the police and raised slogans in favour of them like 'Telangana police zindabad' and "We got...
Maneka Gandhi, Kejriwal raise questions about role of law while most others celebrate.
The mother of Nirbhaya, the 23-year-old paramedic student who died days after being gang raped in December 2012, appealed to authorities to not punish the...
The encounter took place when the accused tried to escape while being taken to the crime spot, claim police.
Women’s security has become a political issue and an election slogan in India. But not much has changed in a country considered among the most unsafe in the...
The plea has sought action against media houses and individuals who have revealed the identity of the rape victim.
Naidu was speaking after MPs expressed outrage over the rising incidents of crime against women. He said framing of laws will not suffice and all will have to...
She urged the administration to reflect on why such rape and murder incidents keep happening.
