The 39A Podcast

Jun 10 2024 26 ep. 39 mins 16
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Project 39A is a criminal justice organisation based out of National Law University, Delhi, which provides pro-bono legal representation and engages in research on a variety of criminal justice issues. The 39A Podcast is our endeavour to make contemporary issues in criminal justice accessible. You can read more about us on our website, and follow us on social media

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The Pune Porsche Case: Law and Realities of the Juvenile Justice System

Jun 10 2024 53 mins  
Episode 26 of the 39A Podcast discusses the recent Pune Porsche case where a 17-year-old allegedly caused the death of two hapless victims while driving rashly and under the influence. The case has made waves in the media due to reports of preferential treatment and manipulation of evidence. However, the case also invokes questions of Juvenile Justice law which are largely unaddres

Piecemeal justice: Inadequacy of equating punishment with justice for victims’ families

Jun 26 2023 22 mins  
Dr. Penelope Tong (Fieldwork Supervisor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences) discusses her doctoral research on the needs of families of murder victims in Mumbai, with Baljeet Kaur (former senior mitigation investigator at P39A). Dr. Tong’s research finds that most cases of murder arise due to escalation of interpersonal conflicts, particularly in socio-economically impoverished

Terror Trials: Life and Law in Delhi’s Courts

May 11 2023 34 mins  
In this podcast, Project 39A's Director (Sentencing) Neetika Vishwanath speaks to Dr. Mayur Suresh (Senior Lecturer, SOAS University of London) on his recently published book 'Terror Trials: Life and Law in Delhi's Courts'. The book is an ethnographic study of Delhi's Tis Hazari court over 14 months during which Dr. Suresh followed 18 terrorism trials. In this conversation, Dr. Sur

The Mandatory Death Penalty for Drug-Trafficking in Singapore: Effective or Excessive?

Sep 30 2022 42 mins  
In this episode of the 39A Podcast, Neetika Vishwanath is in conversation with Kirsten Han, journalist and anti-depth penalty activist based in Singapore. In the backdrop of an alarming rate of executions in Singapore in 2022, Kirsten gives the listeners a first-hand account. The Podcast discusses the anti-drug trafficking law in Singapore, the 2012 amendment and its problematic im

The Supreme Court’s PMLA judgement: Perspectives on the frailties of the PMLA

Sep 02 2022 43 mins  
The widely critiqued Supreme Court decision in Vijay Mandanlal Chaudhary is pending review. In this context, Shri Singh and Maneka Khanna discuss broader issues with the Supreme Court’s judgement and the money laundering law, particularly, the grave implications of a special law devoid of clarity, certainty and workability. Mr Singh is a criminal defence lawyer, with extensive ex

The Supreme Court’s PMLA judgement: Undermining the right against self-incrimination?

Aug 22 2022 32 mins  
In this episode of the 39A Podcast, Aditya Mehta speaks to Senior Advocate Aabad Ponda about the limits of the recent Supreme Court judgement in addressing an accused’s right against self-incrimination. Access our exclusive coverage of the PMLA judgement here - www.p39ablog.com/2022/07/27/pmla-explained/

The Supreme Court’s PMLA Judgement: Insights for Defence Lawyers

Aug 18 2022 43 mins  
In light of the recent Supreme Court judgement in Vijay Madanlal Chaudhary, Harsh Srivastava speaks to Arshdeep Singh Khurana about navigating future money-laundering cases from the perspective of a defence lawyer. Mr. Singh represented a number of petitioners in this case, and has an extensive legal practice in the courts of New Delhi, and Punjab and Haryana.

The Supreme Court's PMLA Judgment: The Paths Not Taken

Aug 11 2022 43 mins  
In light of Supreme Court's recent judgment upholding various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Shivani Misra of Project 39A speaks to Senior Advocate Aman Lekhi on what the Supreme Court could have done differently while balancing the rights of the individual against the State's power. Visit https://p39ablog.com/2022/07/27/pmla-explained/

Access to safe abortion in India: A fraught reality

Aug 08 2022 54 mins  
In light of the Supreme Court quashing the Delhi High Court judgement disallowing the termination of pregnancy after 24 weeks; Anupriya Dhonchak speaks to Dr. Aparna Chandra about the undue barriers that hinder access to safe abortion in India. In the backdrop of the US Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade, this conversation considers the impact of paternalistic state policies

Women's Liberation And The Carceral Project

Jun 29 2022 36 mins  
Hrishika Jain and Prof. Aya Gruber discuss the carceral form of feminism's engagement with sexual violence, its implications for victims and feminism's own transformative goals, and the unfulfilled promise of the #MeToo movement as an alternative form of feminist politics.