The Australian Federal Parliament has passed the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Act 2024 ("Act"), some six years after a bill to create a 'failure to prevent' foreign bribery offence was first introduced.
Recently, the Allahabad High Court in Amar Mani Tripathi v. State of U.P.[i] ruled that if an accused summoned for cognizable and non-bailable offences cannot apply for bond under s. 88 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, ...
Conducting a ‘pretext' call has become common practice for police investigating sexual assault allegations in New South Wales. This involves police obtaining a warrant and organising a call between the complainant and the accused.