The distinguished lecture examined contemporary challenges in criminal justice, particularly the judicial balancing of individual liberty with the interests of justice. Advocate Khazanchi engaged students with detailed insights into constitutional principles governing bail, tracing their evolution through landmark judicial precedents and explaining how courts determine the grant or refusal of bail in criminal proceedings.
A significant portion of the discussion focused on Article 22, highlighting constitutional protections relating to arrest, detention, legal representation, and procedural safeguards available to accused persons within the criminal justice framework. The session further addressed the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and the investigative and prosecutorial role of the Enforcement Directorate in financial crime cases.
Advocate Khazanchi elaborated on the stringent “twin conditions” for bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, along with recent judicial interpretations, procedural complexities, and practical challenges faced in financial crime litigation. He also reflected on the increasing sophistication of economic offences and the growing intersection of financial regulation, investigation, and constitutional law.
Drawing from his professional experience, he highlighted the evolving nature of investigation processes and the expanding scope of legal scrutiny in matters involving financial crimes and national security concerns. The interactive session also saw active participation from students, who engaged in a question-and-answer discussion on constitutional rights, Enforcement Directorate investigations, bail strategy, and courtroom practice.
The lecture followed the recently concluded International Conference on Comparative Law organised by the School of Law at Galgotias University in collaboration with the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University, Australia. The conference brought together Supreme Court judges, legal scholars, senior advocates, academicians, and practitioners to deliberate on constitutional law, arbitration, governance, technology, business regulation, human rights, and international legal frameworks.
Dr. Dhruv Galgotia, Chief Executive Officer of Galgotias University, stated that the lecture continued the institution’s commitment to providing students with regular engagement opportunities with leading judges, senior advocates, scholars, and practitioners. He noted that contemporary criminal law increasingly involves constitutional rights, financial regulation, technology, digital evidence, and national security, and such exposure helps students understand real-world judicial and investigative processes.
The School of Law at Galgotias University has been expanding its academic and industry engagement through lectures, moot courts, policy discussions, legal aid programmes, research conferences, and interactions with members of the judiciary, senior advocates, policymakers, and legal professionals.
The institution continues to build a practice-oriented and globally engaged legal education ecosystem designed to connect students with evolving legal developments, courtroom realities, and contemporary judicial discourse.
Galgotias University is recognised as one of India’s leading multidisciplinary universities, noted for academic excellence, research, innovation, global collaborations, and industry-aligned education. With a student strength of over 50,000 learners and an alumni network exceeding 100,000 graduates, the university continues to expand its ecosystem across technology, entrepreneurship, and interdisciplinary education.
In the QS World University Rankings 2026 by Quacquarelli Symonds, Galgotias University was placed in the global band of 1201 to 1400 and ranked fifteenth among private universities and forty-third among all universities in India. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, it was placed in the 1201 to 1500 global band, ranking twenty-seventh among private universities and sixty-fifth among all universities in India. The institution also holds NAAC A Plus accreditation, one of the highest quality ratings in India.
The university offers academic programmes across engineering, artificial intelligence, semiconductor technology, business studies, law, media, design, health sciences, hospitality, liberal education, and emerging interdisciplinary fields. In 2026, students secured more than 5,100 job offers from over 1,250 recruiters. The university has also developed strategic partnerships with leading organisations including Apple, Infosys, Intel, Cisco, Tata Technologies, L and T EduTech, Capgemini, and Salesforce, further strengthening its global academic and innovation ecosystem.
The lecture stands as a significant academic engagement reinforcing Galgotias University’s focus on bridging legal theory with courtroom practice and preparing students for the evolving demands of India’s criminal justice and constitutional framework.
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