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Supreme Court AI committee drafts rules barring AI for sentencing, bail eligibility

India's Supreme Court AI committee unveiled draft regulations on June 3, 2026, aimed at banning AI from influencing judicial outcomes such as sentencing. This move comes after a March incident in which Justice P.S. Narasimha condemned a trial court for relying on fictitious AI judgments.

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Jun 4, 2026 · 1 min read
Supreme Court AI committee drafts rules barring AI for sentencing, bail eligibility

Key Takeaways

  • India's Supreme Court AI committee has proposed draft regulations that would prohibit artificial intelligence from determining judicial outcomes, including sentencing, and bar its use in assessing bail eligibility.
  • The proposed 'Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Courts, 2026' come as the top court has voiced concerns over courts' increasing reliance on AI in judgments.
  • Proposed Oversight Body To oversee AI adoption and guide policy development within the judiciary, the draft proposes a full-time "apex body" at the Supreme Court.
  • The rules, made public on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, also forbid AI systems from profiling parties or witnesses and disallow "opaque" or "unexplainable" AI in any court process.

India's judiciary rolled out draft regulations aiming to clamp down hard on AI in legal decision-making . These rules bar AI from deciding things like sentencing or bail. Released Wednesday,June 3, 2026,the framework also blocks automated systems from profiling individuals in legal cases and bans AI models with opaque decision-making processes.

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