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Legality Of Dying Declarations

On September 22nd, eight days after her alleged brutal gang-rape, the Hathras brave heart is reported to have recorded her statement before a magistrate. Under law, this statement constitutes a dying declaration, which as per Indian Evidence Act is admissible to establish the cause of death or circumstances leading to death in cases where the … Continue reading

Our Repeated Failure

The savagely brutal gang rape of a 19 year old Dalit girl in Hathras and her subsequent death should shock every civilised person’s conscience. The cruel and vicious manner in which four men, supposedly from a dominant caste, attacked an innocent young girl, leaving her paralysed with severe injuries to her spinal cord, serves as … Continue reading