Jabalpur, 11 October 2026: The Centre for Criminal Justice Administration & Research (CJAR), Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur, organised an International Conference on “Transforming Criminal Justice in India: Implementation of the New Criminal Laws, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Justice” on 11th October 2026. The conference was organised under the leadership of Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sinha, Vice Chancellor, and Dr. Praveen Tripathi, Registrar.
The conference began with the Welcome Address by (Dr.) Praveen Tripathi, Registrar, who welcomed the dignitaries, speakers, delegates and participants and highlighted the significance of the conference theme. The Inaugural Address was delivered by Alexander V. Podolskiy, Head of the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law, Tambov State Technical University, Russia. Addressing the audience, he spoke about the growing role of technology in modern legal systems and said that artificial intelligence and digital tools can make justice delivery faster and more transparent, provided their use remains consistent with constitutional principles and the rule of law. He also highlighted the value of international academic cooperation between India and Russia and extended his best wishes for the success of the conference.
Dr. Gautam Gupta and Dr. Sankalp Singh, Directors, CJAR, briefed the gathering about the conference.
The conference included two Plenary Sessions. The first session, on the theme “Reimagining Criminal Justice in the Digital Age: Criminal Laws, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Justice,” panelled by Justice A.H.M.D. Nawaz, Judge, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Prof. Robert Peacock, Department of Criminology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa and Gleb Evgenievich Komandin, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Theory and History of State and Law, Institute of Law Tambov State Technical University moderated by Prof. (Dr.) Shailesh N. Hadli, Professor of Law, DNLU.
The Second Plenary Session, on the theme “Nyaya, Neeti and Samvidhan: Philosophical Foundations and Constitutional Vision of the New Criminal Justice Framework,” panelled by Prof. Ishrat Husain, Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, Dr. Neeraj Tiwari, Associate Professor, National Law University Delhi, Senior Faculty, Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws, Prof. Anubhav Kumar, Assistant Professor of Law, RGNUL, Patiala; Research Consultant, Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws and Prof. Shiva Priyamvada, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi moderated by Dr. Aishwarya Sharma, Assistant Professor of Law, Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur.
Nine parallel technical sessions, three in offline mode and six in online mode, were held, in which 80 research papers were presented by 100 scholars, professionals, academicians, researchers and students from different parts of the country.
The Sessions were chaired by Shri Harsh Singh Behrawat, Registrar (Administration), High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Ruchira Chaturvedi, Assistant Professor of Law, DNLU, Jabalpur, Dr. Runjhun, Assistant Professor of Law, Agnel School of Law, Mumbai, Dr. Gargi Chakrabarti, Controller of Examination & Dean of Faculties, DNLU, Mohammad Shaqib, Assistant Professor of Law, Agnel School of Law, Mumbai, Dr. Animesh Jha, Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean of Student Welfare, Dr. Shruti Nandwana, Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant Dean, Dr. Jalaj Goantia, Assistant Professor, Dr. Vimal Kumar Vishwakarma, Assistant Professor, Ms. Areena Ansari, Assistant Professor of Law, Dr. Srishti Yadav, Assistant Professor of Law, Dr. Udit Sharma, Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) & Assistant Dean, UPES School of Law, Dehradun, Dr. Vineeta Chawdhary, Assistant Professor, Institute of Law, Nirma University, Adv. Parul Gurudev, Advocate, Delhi High Court, Dr. Gaurav Patel, Assistant Professor of Law, C.M.P. Degree College, University of Allahabad, Mr. Shubham Srivastava, Assistant Professor, NUSRL, Ranchi, Ms. Mayuri Mehrotra, Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Prayagraj, Dr. DeepLaxmi Chile, Assistant Professor, Dr. Aruno Raj Singh, Assistant Professor, Royal School of Law and Administration, The Assam Royal Global University, Ms. Mohini Shukla, Assistant Professor of Law, S.S. Khanna Girls’ Degree College, Prayagraj, Ms. Isha Paliwal, Teaching Associate, Mrs. Priyanka Shrivastava, HOD, APN Law College, Jabalpur, Dr. Ankit Srivastava, Assistant Professor, RGNUL, Ms. Tulika Shree, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal, Ms. Preeti Uttam, Assistant Professor of Law, BBS, Adv. Akshay Goyal, Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Dr. Rupendra Singh, Assistant Professor, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Dr. Prakash Sharma, Assistant Professor, IIT Kharagpur.
Dr. Gautam Gupta and Dr. Sankalp Singh presented the Report of the conference. Dr. Praveen Tripathi, Registrar, delivered the Vote of Thanks. The programme was conducted by Dr. Ruchira Chaturvedi, Assistant Professor of Law, as Master of Ceremonies.