India: Crime

In Anwar Hussain v. State of Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court of India delivers a strong message on state accountability and protection of personal liberty under Article 21. The Court found that false criminal antecedents were wrongly attributed to the petitioner in a bail matter, rejecting the State’s “computer error” explanation and calling it a serious lapse affecting a citizen’s liberty.

On 23 March 2026, the Committee on the Empowerment of Women presented its Fourth Report on Cyber Crimes and Cyber Safety of Women to Parliament.

In Moin Akhtar Qureshi v. Central Bureau of Investigation (2025:DHC:11909), the Delhi High Court has clarified that a direction to furnish a voice sample for the purposes of criminal investigation does not amount to testimonial compulsion under Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India, nor does it violate the fundamental right to privacy.