Successive FIRs
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The Digital Alibi and The Bail Trap: How the Supreme Court’s Mid-2026 Rulings Reshape Criminal Defence and Article 21
The End of the "Non-Cooperation" Trap For years, criminal defence lawyers in India have wrestled with a frustrating, unwritten rule of investigative practice: the weaponization of "cooperation." Investigating agencies routinely demand that an accused...
Digital Privacy Meets Bail Jurisprudence: The Supreme Court Curbs Police Overreach Under Articles 20(3) and 32
The End of the "Unlock Your Phone" Era For the modern Indian criminal lawyer, the remand hearing has become an all-too-predictable theatre. The Investigating Officer (IO) stands before the Magistrate, opposing bail or seeking police custody with a fa...
The Supreme Court’s 2026 Pushback: Reclaiming Article 20(3) from Digital Overreach and Ending the Successive FIR Farce
A Defining Moment for Criminal Defense and Civil Liberties in 2026 If the first half of 2026 at the Supreme Court has proven anything, it is that the era of investigative agencies treating constitutional safeguards as mere procedural suggestions is f...
The End of Digital Fishing Expeditions: Supreme Court Shields Mobile Phones from the ‘Cooperation’ Trap
The Weaponization of "Cooperation" in Criminal Investigations Every criminal defense lawyer in India knows the drill. Your client is called in for questioning by an investigating agency—be it the local police, the CBI, or the Enforcement Directorate....
The End of Digital Fishing Expeditions: Supreme Court Shields Mobile Phones Under Article 20(3) & Cracks Down on Successive FIRs
The End of the "Hand Over Your Phone" Era Every criminal defense lawyer in India knows the drill. Your client receives a notice to join an investigation—perhaps under Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), formerly Section 41A o...
The End of "Password Fishing": SC Weaponizes Article 20(3) Against Digital Seizures and Successive FIRs
For criminal defense lawyers, the phrase "cooperating with the investigation" has long been a loaded weapon wielded by investigating agencies. In recent years, it has become the standard pretext for the police to demand an accused's mobile phone and ...
The End of "Password Coercion" and the FIR Carousel: How the Supreme Court is Redrawing Criminal Practice in 2026
For criminal and constitutional litigators navigating the procedural shifts of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the first half of 2026 has delivered a much-needed constitutional anchor. The Supreme Court has aggressively policed the bou...
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