11/04/2026
📚⚖️ LEGAL CURRENT AFFAIRS – TODAY (Law Students Special) ⚖️📚
🔹 आज के legal updates में judiciary, constitution और criminal law से जुड़े कुछ important developments सामने आए हैं, जो हर law student के लिए जानना जरूरी है:
🏛️ 1. Supreme Court on “Right to Free Speech”
Supreme Court of India ने हाल ही में reiterate किया कि
👉 Freedom of Speech & Expression (Article 19(1)(a)) is a fundamental right, लेकिन यह absolute नहीं है।
📌 Court ने clear किया:
Hate speech aur public disorder create करने वाले statements protected नहीं होंगे
Reasonable Restrictions under Article 19(2) लागू रहेंगे
💡 Exam Point:
“Balancing Fundamental Rights vs Public Order” – very important topic for mains + interview
⚖️ 2. Bail is Rule, Jail is Exception
Supreme Court ने फिर से emphasize किया:
👉 “Bail is the rule, Jail is the exception”
📌 खासकर undertrial prisoners के context में:
लंबे समय से जेल में बंद accused को relief मिलना चाहिए
Speedy Trial is part of Article 21 (Right to Life & Liberty)
💡 Case Law Principle:
Personal liberty को unnecessary restrict नहीं किया जा सकता
👩⚖️ 3. High Court on Live-in Relationship
Allahabad High Court ने observe किया:
👉 Live-in relationships between consenting adults are not illegal
📌 लेकिन:
Social morality ≠ Constitutional morality
Protection तभी मिलेगा जब relationship bona fide हो
💡 Important for:
Family Law + Constitutional Law answers
📜 4. New Criminal Laws Awareness
India में recently लागू हुए:
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)
📌 Key Highlights:
IPC replaced by BNS
Digital evidence को ज्यादा importance
Trial process को faster बनाने की कोशिश
💡 Exam Tip:
IPC vs BNS comparison बहुत important है 🔥
🚨 5. Cyber Crime & Digital Evidence
Courts अब increasingly accept कर रहे हैं:
👉 WhatsApp chats, Emails, CCTV footage as valid Electronic Evidence
📌 As per Evidence Law:
Section 65B Certificate mandatory है (for admissibility)
