Due Process

A Supreme Court order sending Tarun Tejpal to prison before his appeal is even heard looks harsh, but it exposes exactly how India's appellate criminal law is designed to work.

The Supreme Court holds the UP Gangsters Act 'stillborn' — it punishes the status of 'gangster' without ever creating the offence its punishment clause presupposes, quashing cases against two advocates.

Setting aside a Calcutta High Court order, the Supreme Court has held that demolition of private property cannot rest on conjecture and must be justified by clear statutory authority and concrete evidence of illegality.

Defend against warrants: Key BNSS 2023 protections for due process and fair detention.