Artificial Intelligence is no longer a speculative technology operating at the margins of society. It has entered courts, investigative processes, administrative systems, digital platforms, and professional legal practice. Yet its integration into the Indian legal system has occurred without a corresponding doctrinal framework that clearly articulates responsibility, limits, and institutional safeguards. Artificial Intelligence and the Rule of Law — Volume I: Law, Bar and Bench examines how artificial intelligence interacts with the foundational structures of Indian law. Rather than treating AI as a technological phenomenon alone, this volume approaches it as a constitutional and institutional question: how must courts, lawyers, legislatures, and regulatory authorities respond when algorithmic systems influence legal outcomes? The book is organised around core legal institutions. It addresses judicial decision-making, digital and forensic evidence, deepfakes and manipulation, surveillance and cyber law, data protection under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, professional ethics of advocates, platform governance, administrative algorithms, constitutional review, corporate compliance, and procedural law under technological strain. It further considers the emerging challenge of autonomous systems and the preservation of rule-of-law values in an AI-mediated environment. Grounded in Indian constitutional principles — including Articles 14, 19, and 21 — and informed by leading judicial precedents and statutory frameworks such as the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, the Information Technology Act, and the DPDP Act, this work situates artificial intelligence within established doctrines of accountability, reasoned decision-making, and proportionality. This volume does not argue for technological exceptionalism. It proceeds from a restrained premise: artificial intelligence alters the conditions under which legal power is exercised, but it does not displace the foundational commitments of the Constitution. The central concern is institutional responsibility — ensuring that technological adoption remains subject to scrutiny, transparency, and review. Written in a clear and structured manner, this book is intended for judges, advocates, legal academics, postgraduate researchers, and serious students of law who seek a principled understanding of artificial intelligence within the Indian legal system. It forms the first volume in a broader series examining the relationship between emerging technologies and constitutional governance in India.