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Articles by Carlisle Collins

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Women using rape laws for vengeance - An opinion

  Carlisle Collins   07 August 2015 at 10:42

For the third time in less than a week (May 2013), the Delhi High Court has decried that rape laws are often misused by women. Justice Kailash Gambhir, Justice G P Mittal and Justice Suresh Kait, in separate judgments, advised courts not to get swaye ..


Posted in Criminal Law  15 comments |   2495 Views


A travesty of justice- Part II

  Carlisle Collins   01 June 2015 at 10:09

This is a follow up to my article A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE published on May 1st, 2015 (http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/A-travesty-of-justice--6651.asp). Therein, I deliberately left numerous open-ended ��cliff hangers�� ..


Posted in Criminal Law  7 comments |   2325 Views


Judicial custody vs. Judicial responsibility

  Carlisle Collins   11 May 2015 at 17:45

Here�s some food for thought:Are Remanding Judges and courts morally and legally responsible for the safety and well being of persons in Judicial Custody? Are they under any obligation to ensure the safety and well-being of persons held in thei ..


Posted in Criminal Law  2 comments |   1843 Views


A travesty of justice?

  Carlisle Collins   01 May 2015 at 18:48

The Right to privacy is guaranteed by the Constitution of India Article 21 (hereinafter referred to as the "Constitution"). The Supreme Court in the case of R. Rajagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu (1994 SCC (6) 632) directly linked the right ..


Posted in Criminal Law  13 comments |   2191 Views


Evidence of prosecutrix in rape cases

  Carlisle Collins   03 November 2014 at 11:22

I came across a 4-part dissertation on factors used by courts as a guide to evaluate evidence of the prosecutrix in rape cases. It is authored by the Honorable Justice U.L.Bhat, former Chief Justice of Gauhati and Madhya Pradesh High Courts. It is ..


Posted in Criminal Law  1 comments |   2780 Views


WOULD “MORE SEVERE PUNISHMENT” ERADICATE PERJURY?

  Carlisle Collins   22 July 2009 at 12:55

COMMENTARY – OPINION: IPC 193 provides punishment for perjury for up to 7 years along with other serious crimes, eg., Rape! Yet, there are our “learned Legal Experts” that believe “stricter provisions” would stop this pr ..


Posted in Criminal Law |   2100 Views


PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 2005: Opinion

  Carlisle Collins   06 June 2009 at 20:18

I was recently privileged by a fellow member who solicited my input on the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, to help with research. Below is a brief text of my humble response. My thoughts hereunder should not be interpreted as adv ..


Posted in Family Law  1 comments |   3990 Views