Articles by Adv Nandini Arora
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Palvinder Kaur v. State of Punjab: A Landmark Case in Indian Evidence Law
The Palvinder Kaur case is a landmark in Indian evidence law, where Palvinder was accused of murdering her husband. The Supreme Court acquitted her, ruling that her "confession" was inadmissible because it was self-exculpatory meaning it attempted to clear her of guilt rather than admit it. This case set a crucial precedent for defining what constitutes a valid confession and emphasized the need for rigorous evidence scrutiny and proof beyond a reasonable doubt in criminal trials.
Kerala High Court: Discovery Evidence Can't Blanket All Accused
A crucial clarification on Section 27 of the Evidence Act comes from the Kerala High Court, ruling that information provided by one accused, even if it leads to a discovery, cannot be automatically used to implicate all other co-accused.
Cheque Clearance Goes Real -Time: RBI Cuts Processing to Hours, Not Days
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a major upgrade to the Cheque Truncation System (CTS) that dramatically reduces the time it takes for cheques to clear. Say goodbye to waiting days for your funds! This new system moves from the old "batch processing" to "continuous clearing," bringing the speed of cheque payments much closer to modern digital transfers like NEFT and UPI.
What Will It Take to Make the Internet Safe for All Women?
Silencing women in digital spaces is the new censorship. Trolling, stalking, doxxing, deepfakes, and non‑consensual intimate imagery force women to self‑censor or leave, shrinking debate. Harm isn’t virtual: anxiety, depression, and hypervigilance follow survivors offline while victim‑blaming keeps abusers unchallenged. Laws in India address obscene dissemination, online stalking, and child protection, and courts have punished non‑consensual sharing, but enforcement alone is not enough. We need digital literacy, swift takedowns with evidence preservation, trauma‑informed support, privacy‑by‑default design, and platform accountability. The internet must expand women’s agency. Safety by design is the baseline of a democratic digital sphere where every voice counts.