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SAULSGPT — LAYER 4: RESPONSE VALIDATION
=========================================
Validates Layer 3 output against retrieved legal context.
Five checks:
1. Regex Citation Verifier — checks cited sections exist in retrieval
2. NLI Hallucination Checker — DeBERTa entailment vs contradiction
3. Repealed Law Interceptor — flags IPC/CrPC/Evidence Act references
4. Struck Down Detector — flags SC struck down sections
5. Disclaimer Enforcer — injects disclaimer if missing
Input: generated_text (Layer 3 output) + retrieved_context (Layer 2 results)
Output: validation dict with final_response ready to show user
Run standalone to test:
python layer4_validation.py
When used by pipeline_orchestrator.py:
from layer4_validation import validate_legal_response
result = validate_legal_response(generated_text, layer2_results)
"""
import re
import os
from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# CONSTANTS
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
DISCLAIMER_TEXT = (
"Disclaimer: This response provides general procedural "
"information based on Indian law and does not constitute "
"legal advice. Please consult a qualified lawyer for your "
"specific situation."
)
# Repealed law detection patterns: (regex_pattern, warning_message)
REPEALED_ACT_PATTERNS = [
(
r'\b(?:Indian\s+Penal\s+Code|IPC)\b',
"⚠️ IMPORTANT: The Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 has been replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, effective July 1, 2024. Offences committed on or after July 1, 2024 are governed by BNS 2023."
),
(
r'\b(?:Code\s+of\s+Criminal\s+Procedure|CrPC)\b',
"⚠️ IMPORTANT: The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 has been replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, effective July 1, 2024."
),
(
r'\b(?:Indian\s+Evidence\s+Act|IEA)\b',
"⚠️ IMPORTANT: The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 has been replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023, effective July 1, 2024."
),
(
r'\b(?:TADA|Terrorist\s+and\s+Disruptive\s+Activities)\b',
"⚠️ IMPORTANT: The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA), 1987 lapsed in 1995. Current anti-terror legislation is governed by the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967."
),
(
r'\b(?:POTA|Prevention\s+of\s+Terrorism\s+Act)\b',
"⚠️ IMPORTANT: The Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), 2002 was repealed in 2004."
),
(
r'\b(?:FERA|Foreign\s+Exchange\s+Regulation\s+Act)\b',
"⚠️ IMPORTANT: FERA, 1973 was repealed and replaced by the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 (civil penalty regime)."
),
(
r'\bConsumer\s+Protection\s+Act,\s*1986\b',
"⚠️ IMPORTANT: The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was repealed and replaced by the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (introducing Central Consumer Protection Authority and e-commerce rules)."
),
(
r'\bCompanies\s+Act,\s*1956\b',
"⚠️ IMPORTANT: The Companies Act, 1956 was repealed and replaced by the Companies Act, 2013."
),
(
r'\bArbitration\s+Act,\s*1940\b',
"⚠️ IMPORTANT: The Arbitration Act, 1940 was repealed and replaced by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996."
),
(
r'\b(?:MRTP|Monopolies\s+and\s+Restrictive\s+Trade\s+Practices)\b',
"⚠️ IMPORTANT: The MRTP Act, 1969 was repealed and replaced by the Competition Act, 2002."
),
]
# Struck down / unconstitutional / read down section patterns: (regex_pattern, warning_message)
STRUCK_DOWN_PATTERNS = [
(
r'\b(?:Section\s+)?66A\b',
"🚨 STRUCK DOWN: Section 66A of the Information Technology Act was struck down as unconstitutional (violating Article 19(1)(a) Free Speech) by the Supreme Court in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015). No FIR or arrest can be made under Section 66A."
),
(
r'\b(?:Section\s+)?497\b',
"🚨 STRUCK DOWN: Section 497 IPC (Adultery as a crime) was unanimously struck down as unconstitutional (violating Articles 14 and 21) by the Supreme Court in Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2018). Adultery is NO LONGER a criminal offence; it remains only a civil ground for divorce."
),
(
r'\b(?:Section\s+)?124A\b',
"🚨 IMPORTANT: Section 124A IPC (Sedition) was stayed by the Supreme Court in S.G. Vombatkere v. Union of India (2022). In BNS 2023, the colonial offence of sedition has been omitted (replaced by Section 152 BNS targeting acts endangering sovereignty)."
),
(
r'\b(?:Section\s+)?377\b',
"🚨 READ DOWN: Section 377 IPC was read down by the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018). Consensual adult same-sex relationships are fully decriminalized."
),
(
r'\b(?:Section\s+)?303\b',
"🚨 STRUCK DOWN: Section 303 IPC (Mandatory Death Penalty for Life Convicts) was struck down as unconstitutional (violating Articles 14 and 21) by the Supreme Court in Mithu v. State of Punjab (1983)."
),
(
r'\bSection\s+57\s+of\s+(?:the\s+)?Aadhaar\b',
"🚨 STRUCK DOWN: Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 (allowing private entities to mandate Aadhaar verification) was struck down by the Supreme Court in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2018)."
),
]
# NLI model config
NLI_MODEL_NAME = "cross-encoder/nli-deberta-v3-small"
CONTRADICTION_THRESHOLD = 0.3
# Max chars of generated text to send to NLI
# DeBERTa has 512 token limit — truncate to avoid silent errors
NLI_TEXT_MAX_CHARS = 400
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# NLI MODEL LOADING (LAZY)
# Loaded on first call to _run_nli_check()
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
nli_pipeline = None
nli_model_available = False
def _ensure_nli():
"""Load NLI model on first call only (~20s)."""
global nli_pipeline, nli_model_available
if nli_pipeline is not None or nli_model_available:
return
if os.environ.get("DISABLE_NLI", "").lower() in ("1", "true"):
nli_pipeline = None
nli_model_available = False
print("[Layer 4] NLI model disabled (low-memory cloud mode).")
return
try:
from transformers import pipeline as hf_pipeline
print(f"[Layer 4] Loading NLI model ({NLI_MODEL_NAME})...")
nli_pipeline = hf_pipeline(
"text-classification",
model=NLI_MODEL_NAME,
tokenizer=NLI_MODEL_NAME,
top_k=None,
device="cpu"
)
nli_model_available = True
print("[Layer 4] NLI model loaded.\n")
except Exception as e:
nli_pipeline = None
nli_model_available = False
print(f"[Layer 4] WARNING: NLI model unavailable: {e}")
print("[Layer 4] Checks 1 3 4 5 still active. Skipping check 2.\n")
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# INTERNAL HELPERS
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def _normalize(value: str) -> str:
"""
Normalizes section number for comparison.
Removes spaces and lowercases.
'302 A' → '302a', ' 15 ' → '15'
"""
return re.sub(r"\s+", "", str(value).strip().lower())
def _extract_citations(text: str) -> List[Tuple[str, str]]:
"""
Extracts all Section/Article citations from text.
Returns list of (type, number) tuples.
Example: [("Section", "302"), ("Article", "21")]
"""
pattern = re.compile(
r"\b(Section|Article)\s+([A-Za-z0-9\-]+)\b",
re.IGNORECASE
)
return [
(m.group(1).title(), m.group(2))
for m in pattern.finditer(text)
]
def _label_to_scores(predictions) -> Dict[str, float]:
"""
Converts NLI model predictions to score dict.
Handles label name variations across model versions.
Returns: {"contradiction": 0.x, "entailment": 0.x, "neutral": 0.x}
"""
scores = {}
for item in (predictions or []):
label = str(item.get("label", "")).strip().lower()
score = float(item.get("score", 0.0))
if "contrad" in label:
scores["contradiction"] = score
elif "entail" in label:
scores["entailment"] = score
elif "neutral" in label:
scores["neutral"] = score
return scores
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# CHECK X — CITATION GROUNDING AGAINST KNOWLEDGE GRAPH
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def _ground_citations_against_graph(
generated_text: str,
retrieved_context: list
) -> list:
"""
Extracts citations and checks if the cited Act is present in the knowledge graph,
is not repealed, and is present in the retrieved context.
"""
ungrounded_citations = []
try:
# Import inside function to prevent circular dependency
from layer6_knowledge_graph import legal_graph
# Regex to extract "Section/Article X of [Act Name]"
# Captures the full Act Name, including spaces and punctuation
citation_pattern = re.compile(
r"\b(?:Section|Article)\s+([\w\-]+)\s+of\s+([\w\s,\.]+?)(?=\s*?[\.\,\;\n]|\s*$)",
re.IGNORECASE
)
extracted_citations = citation_pattern.finditer(generated_text)
# Hardcoded set of known repealed laws for quick checks (BNS/BNSS/BSA are active new laws!)
KNOWN_REPEALED = {
"Indian Penal Code", "IPC",
"Code of Criminal Procedure", "CrPC",
"Indian Evidence Act", "IEA",
"TADA", "POTA", "FERA",
"Consumer Protection Act 1986",
"Companies Act 1956",
"Arbitration Act 1940",
"MRTP Act"
}
for match in extracted_citations:
section_num = match.group(1).strip()
act_name = match.group(2).strip()
citation = match.group(0).strip()
issues = []
# CHECK A — Act exists in knowledge graph
graph_nodes_lower = [str(n).lower() for n in legal_graph.graph.nodes()] if legal_graph and legal_graph.graph else []
if act_name.lower() not in graph_nodes_lower:
issues.append("act_not_in_graph")
# CHECK B — Act is active (not repealed)
# Check against hardcoded set and graph attributes if available
if act_name in KNOWN_REPEALED or (legal_graph and legal_graph.get_act_status(act_name) == "repealed"):
issues.append("repealed_act_cited")
# CHECK C — Act appears in retrieved context
if not any(act_name.lower() in item.get("act_name", "").lower()
for item in retrieved_context):
issues.append("not_in_retrieved_context")
if issues:
ungrounded_citations.append({
"citation": citation,
"act_name": act_name,
"issues": issues
})
except (ImportError, AttributeError) as e:
print(f"[Layer 4] Graph grounding unavailable: {e}")
return [] # Don't break the pipeline
return ungrounded_citations
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# CHECK 1 — CITATION VERIFIER
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def _verify_citations(
generated_text: str,
retrieved_context: list
) -> List[str]:
"""
Checks if Section/Article citations in generated text
exist in the retrieved context sections.
Citations not found in retrieved context are flagged
as UNVERIFIED — they may be correct general knowledge
but were not grounded in retrieved chunks.
Args:
generated_text : Layer 3 response string
retrieved_context: Layer 2 results list
Returns:
list of unverified citation strings
"""
# Build set of section numbers from retrieved context
available = {
_normalize(item.get("section_number", ""))
for item in retrieved_context
if item.get("section_number")
}
flagged = []
seen = set()
for citation_type, citation_number in _extract_citations(generated_text):
normalized = _normalize(citation_number)
label = f"{citation_type} {citation_number}"
if normalized not in available and label not in seen:
flagged.append(label)
seen.add(label)
return flagged
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# CHECK 2 — NLI HALLUCINATION CHECKER
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def _run_nli_check(
generated_text: str,
retrieved_context: list
) -> Tuple[bool, float]:
"""
Uses DeBERTa NLI model to check if generated response
is entailed or contradicted by retrieved context.
Truncates generated_text to NLI_TEXT_MAX_CHARS to avoid
silent token truncation errors in DeBERTa (512 token limit).
Args:
generated_text : Layer 3 response
retrieved_context: Layer 2 results
Returns:
(is_hallucinating: bool, confidence_score: float)
confidence = entailment * (1 - contradiction)
Range: 0.0 (bad) to 1.0 (good)
"""
_ensure_nli()
if not nli_model_available or not retrieved_context:
# NLI unavailable — assume not hallucinating
# Other 4 checks still protect the pipeline
return False, 1.0
# Truncate for DeBERTa token limit
# FIX 4: Hypothesis (generated) kept longer than premise
# (context) — NLI accuracy degrades when hypothesis
# is shorter than what it claims to verify
text_for_nli = generated_text[:500]
max_contradiction = 0.0
max_entailment = 0.0
for item in retrieved_context:
context_text = item.get("content", "").strip()
if not context_text:
continue
try:
predictions = nli_pipeline(
{
"text": text_for_nli,
"text_pair": context_text[:400] # also truncate context
},
truncation=True
)
# Handle nested list response format
if (isinstance(predictions, list) and
predictions and
isinstance(predictions[0], list)):
predictions = predictions[0]
scores = _label_to_scores(predictions)
max_contradiction = max(
max_contradiction,
scores.get("contradiction", 0.0)
)
max_entailment = max(
max_entailment,
scores.get("entailment", 0.0)
)
except Exception as e:
print(f"[Layer 4] NLI check error on chunk: {e}")
continue
# Confidence = how well entailment beats contradiction
confidence = round(
max(0.0, min(1.0, max_entailment * (1.0 - max_contradiction))),
4
)
is_hallucinating = max_contradiction > CONTRADICTION_THRESHOLD
return is_hallucinating, confidence
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# CHECK 3 — REPEALED LAW INTERCEPTOR
# CHECK 4 — STRUCK DOWN DETECTOR
# Both use same pattern matching approach
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def _collect_warnings(
generated_text: str,
patterns: List[Tuple[str, str]]
) -> List[str]:
"""
Scans generated text for regex pattern matches.
Returns list of warning strings for all matches found.
Deduplicates warnings.
Args:
generated_text: Layer 3 response
patterns: list of (regex_pattern_or_string, warning_message) tuples
Returns:
list of unique warning strings
"""
warnings = []
for pattern, warning in patterns:
if re.search(pattern, generated_text, re.IGNORECASE) and warning not in warnings:
warnings.append(warning)
return warnings
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# CHECK 5 — DISCLAIMER ENFORCER + RESPONSE ASSEMBLER
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def _build_final_response(
generated_text: str,
repealed_warnings: list,
struck_down_warnings: list,
disclaimer_present: bool
) -> str:
"""
Assembles final validated response by appending
all warnings and disclaimer if missing. Idempotent against disclaimer loops.
"""
final = generated_text.strip()
# Append all warnings
all_warnings = repealed_warnings + struck_down_warnings
if all_warnings:
final += "\n\n" + "\n\n".join(all_warnings)
# ANTI-TRAP GUARD: Idempotent disclaimer enforcement
has_disclaimer = bool(re.search(r'\bDisclaimer\s*:', final, re.IGNORECASE))
if not has_disclaimer:
final += "\n\n" + DISCLAIMER_TEXT
else:
# If multiple disclaimers exist (e.g. from prompt + orchestrator), deduplicate cleanly
disclaimer_matches = list(re.finditer(r'\bDisclaimer\s*:.*?(?=\n\n|\Z)', final, re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL))
if len(disclaimer_matches) > 1:
body_clean = re.sub(r'\n*\bDisclaimer\s*:.*?(?=\n\n|\Z)', '', final, flags=re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL).strip()
final = body_clean + "\n\n" + DISCLAIMER_TEXT
return final.strip()
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# LEGAL TERMINOLOGY ENFORCER
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def enforce_legal_terminology(text: str) -> str:
"""
Final deterministic regex-based cleanup for legal terminology.
Standardises citations, fixes Constitution/Act terminology swaps,
and appends repealed law annotations.
"""
# 0. HONOURIFIC FORMATTING
# FIX 1: Add negative lookahead to prevent double replacement for "Supreme Court of India"
text = re.sub(r"\bsupreme court\b(?!\s+of\s+India)", "Supreme Court of India", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
text = re.sub(r"\bhigh court\b", "High Court", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
text = re.sub(r"\bdistrict court\b", "District Court", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
# 1. CITATION STANDARDISATION (Part 1: Specific Acts - NIA first)
# "section 138 of NIA", "sec 138 of NIA", "S.138 of NIA" -> "Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881"
text = re.sub(
r"\b(?:sec|s|section)\.?\s*138\s+of\s+(?:the\s+)?NIA\b",
"Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881",
text, flags=re.IGNORECASE
)
# 2. CITATION STANDARDISATION (Part 2: Generic sec/S. -> Section)
# FIX 2: Make pattern more precise and add negative lookbehinds.
# Bare "s" only matches when followed by literal dot.
# (?<!S\.C) and (?<!S\.B) prevent matching "S.C." or "S.B."
text = re.sub(r"(?<!S\.C)(?<!S\.B)\b(?:sec\.?|s\.)\s*([0-9]+[A-Z]?)\b", r"Section \1", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
# 3. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE FIX (Section -> Article for Constitution)
# Handles plurals: Sections 14 and 21 of the Constitution
text = re.sub(
r"\bSections?\s+([0-9]+[A-Z]?(?:\([0-9a-z]+\))*)\s+(?:and|&)\s+([0-9]+[A-Z]?(?:\([0-9a-z]+\))*)\s+of\s+(?:the\s+)?(?:Indian\s+)?Constitution\b",
r"Articles \1 and \2 of the Constitution of India",
text, flags=re.IGNORECASE
)
# Handles singular: Section 21 of the Constitution
text = re.sub(
r"\bSections?\s+([0-9]+[A-Z]?(?:\([0-9a-z]+\))*)\s+of\s+(?:the\s+)?(?:Indian\s+)?Constitution\b",
r"Article \1 of the Constitution of India",
text, flags=re.IGNORECASE
)
# 4. REVERSE FIX: Article -> Section for non-constitutional laws
# FIX 3: Make regex less greedy, use \w\s,\. for act name, and fix \b anchor.
# Matches Article 302 of IPC, but NOT Article 21 of the Constitution
# Uses negative lookahead that includes optional 'the' to prevent skipping
# Uses (?=\s|$|,|\.) instead of \b for more precise ending match
text = re.sub(
r"\bArticles?\s+([0-9]+[A-Z]?(?:\([0-9a-z]+\))*)\s+of\s+((?:the\s+)?(?!(?:the\s+)?(?:Indian\s+)?Constitution)[\w\s,\.]{2,})(?=\s|$|,|\.)",
r"Section \1 of \2",
text, flags=re.IGNORECASE
)
# 5. CONSTITUTIONAL ARTICLES STANDARDISED (Art. [N] -> Article [N] of the Constitution)
# Only for known ranges: 12-35, 226, 227, 32, 136, 141, 142, 300A
# Negative lookahead to avoid double-tagging if already followed by "of the Constitution"
known_articles = r"(?:1[2-9]|2[0-9]|3[0-5]|226|227|32|136|141|142|300A)"
text = re.sub(
rf"\bArt\.?\s*({known_articles})\b(?!\s+of\s+(?:the\s+)?(?:Indian\s+)?Constitution)",
r"Article \1 of the Constitution of India",
text, flags=re.IGNORECASE
)
# 6. PLAIN-ENGLISH CLARITY ENHANCEMENT FOR CITIZENS (Heart of the Meaning)
# Automatically clarifies complex procedural or evidentiary terms in headings/bullets
terms_map = {
r"evidence admissibility": "Evidence which the court allows you to use",
r"admissibility of evidence": "Whether the court permits this evidence to be presented",
r"procedural law": "Step-by-step rules to file and run a case in court",
r"substantive law": "The core offence and your legal rights",
r"limitation period": "The legal deadline to file your case before losing the right",
r"period of limitation": "The legal deadline to file your case before losing the right",
r"burden of proof": "Who must prove the facts to the court",
r"condition precedent": "A mandatory first step required before taking legal action",
r"estoppel": "Being legally stopped from going back on your word",
r"ex-parte(?:\s+ad-interim)?\s+injunction": "Emergency freeze order issued before hearing the other party",
r"ad-interim injunction": "Temporary freeze order until the next court hearing",
r"injunction": "A court order stopping someone from doing an unlawful act",
r"cognizable off(?:ence|ense)": "A serious crime where police can arrest without warrant",
r"non-bailable off(?:ence|ense)": "An offence where bail is not automatic, court decides",
r"quashing of fir": "Canceling a police complaint through the High Court",
r"locus standi": "Your legal right to bring this case to court",
}
for pattern, explanation in terms_map.items():
# Match headings without existing parens
h_pattern = rf"^(#{{2,4}}\s*[^a-zA-Z\n]*\b{pattern})\s*$"
text = re.sub(h_pattern, lambda m: f"{m.group(1)} ({explanation})", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE | re.MULTILINE)
# Match headings ending in colon
h_colon_pattern = rf"^(#{{2,4}}\s*[^a-zA-Z\n]*\b{pattern})\s*:\s*$"
text = re.sub(h_colon_pattern, lambda m: f"{m.group(1)} ({explanation}):", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE | re.MULTILINE)
# Match bold lead-ins e.g. **Evidence Admissibility:**
bold_pattern1 = rf"(\*\*(?:[^\w\s\n]*\s*)?{pattern})\s*:\*\*"
text = re.sub(bold_pattern1, lambda m: f"{m.group(1)} ({explanation}):**", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
# Match bold lead-ins e.g. **Evidence Admissibility**:
bold_pattern2 = rf"(\*\*(?:[^\w\s\n]*\s*)?{pattern}\*\*)\s*:"
text = re.sub(bold_pattern2, lambda m: f"{m.group(1)} ({explanation}):", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
return text
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# MAIN VALIDATION FUNCTION
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def validate_legal_response(
generated_text: str,
retrieved_context: list,
temporal_status: str = "UNDATED"
) -> dict:
"""
Master validation function for Layer 4.
Runs all 5 checks and returns complete validation result.
"""
try:
critic_reward_score = 0.95
critic_deliberation = None
try:
from actor_critic import audit_and_repair_response
critic_result = audit_and_repair_response(
draft_text=generated_text,
retrieved_context=retrieved_context,
temporal_mode=temporal_status
)
generated_text = critic_result.get("final_text", generated_text)
critic_reward_score = critic_result.get("process_reward_score", 0.95)
critic_deliberation = critic_result.get("sanitized_deliberation")
if critic_result.get("corrections_made", 0) > 0:
print(f"[Layer 4] Applied {critic_result['corrections_made']} fine-grained self-correction(s).")
except Exception as e:
print(f"[Layer 4] Actor-Critic audit skipped (safe fallback): {e}")
# Check 1 — Citation verifier
flagged_citations = _verify_citations(
generated_text,
retrieved_context
)
# Check 2 — NLI hallucination check
is_hallucinating, confidence_score = _run_nli_check(
generated_text,
retrieved_context
)
# Unified confidence = blend DeBERTa NLI with Fine-Grained Process Reward Score
unified_confidence = round(0.5 * confidence_score + 0.5 * critic_reward_score, 4)
# Check 3 — Repealed law interceptor
repealed_warnings = _collect_warnings(
generated_text,
REPEALED_ACT_PATTERNS
)
# TEMPORAL GUARD: If incident is PRE_2024, IPC/CrPC/IEA are constitutionally mandatory!
# Do not warn that they are repealed if the user is asking about a pre-July 2024 matter.
if temporal_status == "PRE_2024":
repealed_warnings = [
w for w in repealed_warnings
if "Indian Penal Code" not in w and "Code of Criminal Procedure" not in w and "Indian Evidence Act" not in w
]
# Check 4 — Struck down section detector
struck_down_warnings = _collect_warnings(
generated_text,
STRUCK_DOWN_PATTERNS
)
# Check 5 — Disclaimer enforcer
disclaimer_present = bool(re.search(r'\bDisclaimer\s*:', generated_text, re.IGNORECASE))
# First, enforce terminology on the generated text itself
enforced_generated_text = enforce_legal_terminology(generated_text)
# Assemble final validated response with the enforced text
final_response = _build_final_response(
enforced_generated_text,
repealed_warnings,
struck_down_warnings,
disclaimer_present
)
return {
"is_hallucinating": is_hallucinating,
"confidence_score": unified_confidence,
"critic_reward_score": critic_reward_score,
"critic_deliberation": critic_deliberation,
"flagged_citations": flagged_citations,
"repealed_warnings": repealed_warnings,
"struck_down_warnings": struck_down_warnings,
"disclaimer_present": disclaimer_present,
"final_response": final_response
}
except Exception as e:
# Graceful fallback — never crash pipeline
print(f"[Layer 4] Validation error: {e}")
disclaimer_present = bool(re.search(r'\bDisclaimer\s*:', generated_text, re.IGNORECASE))
final_response = generated_text.strip()
if not disclaimer_present:
final_response += "\n\n" + DISCLAIMER_TEXT
final_response = enforce_legal_terminology(final_response)
return {
"is_hallucinating": False,
"confidence_score": 0.0,
"flagged_citations": [],
"repealed_warnings": [],
"struck_down_warnings": [],
"disclaimer_present": disclaimer_present,
"final_response": final_response.strip()
}
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# TEST RUNNER
# Only runs when executed directly:
# python layer4_validation.py
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
if __name__ == "__main__":
# --- Unit Tests for enforce_legal_terminology ---
print("-" * 55)
print("Testing enforce_legal_terminology()...")
# Test 1: Constitution Article Fix
t1 = "Section 21 of the Constitution is a fundamental right."
assert "Article 21 of the Constitution of India" in enforce_legal_terminology(t1)
t1b = "Section 21(1) of the Constitution."
assert "Article 21(1) of the Constitution of India" in enforce_legal_terminology(t1b)
t1c = "Sections 14 and 21 of the Constitution."
assert "Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India" in enforce_legal_terminology(t1c)
t2 = "Article 302 of the IPC"
assert "Section 302 of the IPC" in enforce_legal_terminology(t2)
# Test 2: Repealed Law Inline Fix
t3 = "The IPC governs crimes."
assert "IPC (now BNS 2023)" in enforce_legal_terminology(t3)
t4 = "Already IPC (now BNS 2023)"
assert enforce_legal_terminology(t4).count("(now BNS 2023)") == 1 # No double-tagging
# Test 3: Citation Standardisation
t5 = "Refer to section 138 of NIA."
assert "Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881" in enforce_legal_terminology(t5)
t6 = "See S.138 or sec 420."
assert "Section 138" in enforce_legal_terminology(t6)
assert "Section 420" in enforce_legal_terminology(t6)
t7 = "Art. 226 gives power to High Court."
assert "Article 226 of the Constitution of India" in enforce_legal_terminology(t7)
# Test 4: Honourifics
t8 = "The supreme court ruled on this."
assert "Supreme Court of India" in enforce_legal_terminology(t8)
print("✅ All terminology enforcement tests passed.")
# --- Integration Test ---
mock_generated_text = (
"Under Article 302 of IPC Section 302 prescribes "
"punishment for murder. Additionally, Section 21 of the Constitution "
"protects life. Refer to sec 138 of NIA for cheque bounce. "
"The supreme court ruled on this. Also section 21 of the indian constitution. "
"CrPC governs procedure. A known IPC (now BNS 2023) offense."
)
mock_retrieved_context = [
{
"act_name": "Indian Penal Code",
"section_number": "302",
"is_repealed": False,
"content": "[Act: IPC] [Section 302: Punishment for Murder]..."
}
]
print("\nRunning integrated validation test...")
result = validate_legal_response(mock_generated_text, mock_retrieved_context)
print("\n⚖️ VALIDATION REPORT")
print("━" * 40)
print(f"Hallucination Check : {'✅' if not result['is_hallucinating'] else '⚠️'}")
print(f"Final Response Sample: {result['final_response'][:100]}...")
print("━" * 40)
# Assertions for integrated test
assert "Section 302 of IPC (now BNS 2023)" in result['final_response']
assert "Article 21 of the Constitution of India" in result['final_response']
assert "Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881" in result['final_response']
assert "Supreme Court of India" in result['final_response']
assert "CrPC (now BNSS 2023)" in result['final_response']
assert result['final_response'].count("IPC (now BNS 2023)") == 2 # Check no double tagging
print("\nAll integration tests passed. Layer 4 updated.") |