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Introduction The United Nations (UN) is the central forum for international cooperation, with 193 member states participating in its General Assembly on an equal footing. Yet not every influential actor in world politics is a full UN member. Some occupy a special position known as Permanent Observer Status . Those states which are not members of the United Nations may participate in the deliberations of the General Assembly without vote when  they are granted ‘Observer Status.’ When a state having observer status is given right to participate in all the future meetings of the General Assembly, the status is referred to as ‘Permanent Observer.’ According to the practice of the United Nations, Permanent  Observer and the officials from their missions may attend the opening session of the general assembly, its principal committees and other U.N Bodies. They can distribute documents and materials issued by their governments, obtain documents from the U.N bodies published by the U....

It's 4 P.M. You're expecting evening tea. There's a knock at your door. Police officers claim they need to search your home, but they do not have a warrant. Your first instinct may be to say no. Isn't that our right to deny? Under Indian law, not always. Section 185 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, authorizes police to undertake warrantless searches under specific circumstances and if you don't know what those conditions are, you could be taken entirely by surprise. In today's post, we'll explain what Section 185 actually states, when it can be utilized and where the risks are. Relevant Section: Section 165, Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 (CrPC), Corresponds to Section 185 in Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 If police have sufficient grounds to believe that a search is necessary for an investigation and that waiting would cause evidence to disappear or be destroyed, they search without a warrant. This provision mirrors Secti...