With the aim of encouraging research temperament among young minds and promoting quality research in the field of law, Prayagraj Law Review was established. Today we proudly and gladly publish this Second Issue titled Summer Issue : VOL 2 ISSUE 1 (2023).

After extensive and rigiourous review process followed by our esteemed reviewers through double blind peer review process, out of huge quantity of submissions, five submissions were able to make their way to final publication categorised under Articles and Short Articles.

First Article titled INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND THE GENDER authored by Dr. Ajai Singh is a guest contribution by our honourable Patron, associate professor at University of Allahabad. This article focuses on the forms of domestic violence faced by the Third gender within 4 walls by their partners. The lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) population faces more difficult outcomes compared to the heterosexual population “across different life domains, including mental and physical health, subjective wellbeing, employment, poverty, homelessness, and social exclusion.

Second Article titled INTRICACIES OF REVENGE PORN: AN ANALYSIS OF LEGAL PROVISIONS authored by Dr. Sandeep Mishra, assistant professor at Amity Law School discusses how revenge Porn is a crime which is less known and very less discussed. The victim doesn’t even know that she is becoming a victim of revenge porn. These days it has become very common. Reason being that, with no law in specific to deal with it, the committers of this crime have no fear in their heart and mind. The saddest part of this crime is that it can’t be eliminated completely. But, its effect can be minimized at a great extent

Third Article titled ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF JUDICIARY IN PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES authored by Dr. Sandeep Kumar, assistant professor at Motherhood University Roorkee and Prayag Kumar Paswan, research scholar at Motherhood University, examines the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), which was passed by the Indian government in 2012. The purpose of this Act, which was passed on November 14, 2012, was to protect adolescents from sexual assaults and to make the judicial system a friendly place for them. Every day, there is an increase in child-related crime in India

Fourth Article titled Harmonizing Dharma and Democracy: Exploring the Principles of the Bhagavad Gita in the Framework of Indian Constitution authored by Miss Nivedita, assistant professor at Shambhunath Institute of Law, talks about the basic principles which Gita proposes, one among them is ‘Nishkamkarmyog’ or the principle of ‘Sthitpragya’ individual who doesn’t get affected by the everyday incidents of sorrow, pleasure or pain, but focuses on his/her goal understanding the true meaning of life which uplifts one from materialistic approach to a higher approach. How relevant these principles are to the legal fraternity, to the other dimensions of human lives, what principles our Constitution embodies?

In the category of Short Articles, First Short Article titled INDIA'S CYBERCRIME PROBLEM AND THE NEED FOR LEGAL SYSTEM REFORM authored by Vivek Kumar Singh, research scholar at National Forensic Science University, Gandhinagar To address crimes that are constantly evolving with the times, it is occasionally necessary to make adjustments to institutions and regulations. One such instance is cybercrime, which is currently a major issue for the nation. Currently, changes are an imperative necessity