OPINION

OP-EDS ⁞ 16 April 2026

No licence, no jail? What the new law really means

Jan Vishwas Act, 2026 — passed by Lok Sabha on April 1 — takes forward the project of purging the law book of excessive criminalisation. Penalties, administrative sanctions, warnings are to replace violations that earlie...
Acharaj Kaur Tuteja, Ishaan Bamba, Naveed Mehmood Ahmad
THE TIMES OF INDIA ⁞ 16 April 2026

No licence, no jail? What the new law really means...

Acharaj, Ishaan, Naveed
OP-EDS ⁞ 07 January 2026

Parliament, it’s time for a Bail Act

Ayushi, Naveed
DECCAN HERALD ⁞ 20 May 2025

Privacy cannot shield marital rape

Shailee
OP-EDS ⁞ 29 January 2025

Death Penalty in Sharon case, not in R G Kar. Is p...

Aashna, Naveed
OP-EDS ⁞ 01 December 2024

After amnesty for undertrials, use open prisons to...

Ayushi, Sriyanshi
OP-EDS ⁞ 12 November 2024

How India Punishes: Rethinking the use of criminal...

Ayushi, Naveed
OP-EDS ⁞ 06 September 2024

Mere guidelines are not enough. Officials must be ...

Naveed
OP-EDS ⁞ 14 August 2024

New laws, old shadows: India’s criminal legislatio...

Aashna, Ishaan
OP-EDS ⁞ 05 August 2024

Why trial judges should not just play it safe

Naveed
OP-EDS ⁞ 31 July 2024

Long arm of a dodgy law

Ayushi, Naveed