The Right to (Dis)Connect: When Rest becomes Rebellion
Farheen Penwale Principal Associate, Lectio Law Offices A young employee collapsed at her desk a year back; early twenties, exhausted, her life reduced to unread e-mails and unending deadlines. Weeks ago, another image captured the nation’s attention: a woman in a darkened cinema hall, laptop open, finishing her presentation while a movie played on the […]
The theatre of justice: A case that moved faster than due process
The Article has been authored by our Principal Associate Farheen Penwale. One summer evening in the national capital, burnt scraps of currency notes were found in an outhouse; blackened at the edges, scattered across the floor. Within minutes, the images became irresistible to prime time and front pages; all because the outhouse was allotted to a […]
NOTICE FIRST, THINK LATER? AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRE-COGNIZANCE HEARING UNDER SECTION 223 OF BNSS
This article is authored by Wasim Beg and Harshita Rawat. Introduction The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) introduces a novel procedure for taking cognizance of offences, requiring a pre-cognizance hearing where the accused is given an opportunity to be heard before the Magistrate takes cognizance of the alleged offence. This is a marked departure […]
