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Sushil Kumar Jain

Decriminalising defamation in India

August 8, 2020

Understanding defamation Before starting with the topic “Decriminalizing Defamation in India” it is imperative to understand the meaning and concept of “defamation”. The word “defame” means “to harm the reputation of”. Defamation of a person is an offence punishable u/s 499-500 of the Indian Penal Code. The offence can be...

Capital punishment and its justification in 2020

June 15, 2020

The debate over capital punishment in India is a long standing one. 40 years after Bacchan Singh in a country where inequality transcends every aspect of life including the social and cultural sphere, where equal and effective access to rights are merely words on paper, and a system that barely...