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CBI Must Function Independently Without Any Interference Of Any Kind
CBI was established vide a resolution of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of IndiaHits: 6333 -
Trial Courts Have To Clearly Specify Whether Sentences Would Run Concurrently Or Consecutively: SC
Sunil Kumar @ Sudhir Kumar v/s Uttar PradeshTrial Courts while awarding multiple punishments of imprisonment, have to specify in clear terms as to whether the sentences would run concurrently or...Hits: 4984 -
Fast Tracking The Entire Criminal Justice System Is Imperative Now
To begin with , in no uncertain terms had the Supreme Court responded with alacrity to PM Narendra Modi's suggestion to fast track trials in criminal cases against MPsHits: 3693 -
Upload FIRs On Official Websites Within 24 Hours: SC
Supreme Court on September 7, 2016 asked the States and Union Territories (UTs) to upload FIRs on their websites within 24 hours of their registration to protect the interest of the accused and...Hits: 11547 -
Police Stations Must Be Helpful To Victims Of Sexual Assault: Delhi HC
It is a matter of utmost concern that woman who are first sexually assaulted and traumatized are made to suffer the worst brunt when they go to the police station to lodge an FIRHits: 3860 -
Legal And Basic Rights Of Accused And Prisoners Must Be Respected Under All Circumstances
prisoners land up in prison after committing the worst crimes but still it is the duty of law makers and policeHits: 7294 -
Centre's Decision To Decriminalize Attempt To Suicide Must Be Highly Applauded
Centre's decision to decriminalize attempt to suicide. It must be highly applaudedHits: 5434 -
NHRC To Govt: Give Rs 5 Lakh Relief To Mohammed Amir Khan Acquitted Of Terror Charges
Mohammad Amir Khan was long incarcerated in prison for 14 years on terror charges even though he was later acquitted.Hits: 4752 -
Nathu Singh vs Pradesh though Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure on grant of anticipatory bail by High Court or Sessions Court should be read liberallyHits: 7075
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Registration Of FIR Is Mandatory In Cognizable Offences
Lalita Kumari v. UP a complainant approaches the police for registration of First Information Report ( FIR ) in a cognizable offence, it is mandatory for police to register the same.Hits: 18409 -
Mandatory Death Penalty For Terror Acts And No Mercy For Terrorists
I would even say that all such terrorists who have been awarded death penalty must be immediately hanged.Hits: 3683 -
Retain Death Penalty Only For Terror Cases: Law Commission
First of all, let me begin by strongly applauding the landmark 262nd report of Law Commission which has recommended abolishing of death penalty in the country.Hits: 3967 -
Can Circumstantial Evidence Alone Form The Basis Of Conviction?
Can circumstantial evidence alone form the basis of conviction ? In other words, Is it fair to rely solely upon circumstantial evidence to convict anyone?Hits: 15904 -
A Brief Analysis Of The Plea Of Alibi Used As A Shield Of Defence By Accused
It is always used as a shield of defence and never as a weapon of offence by accused and this is most obvious by the very meaning of alibiHits: 16506 -
Role Of Experts Cannot Be Undermined In Shaping The Opinion Of The Courts
imperative first and foremost to understand who really an expert is. In layman's language, an expert can be inferredHits: 5256 -
Without mincing words and getting right to the heart of the matter, I would like to begin by saying that I personally consider Section 6 of the Evidence ActHits: 14788
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Section 8 of the Evidence Act envisages before dwelling in detail on the importance of motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conductHits: 14579
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Is It Safe To Rely On The Testimony Of A Hostile Witness?
In simple layman's language, hostile means to be against something in particular. In court proceedings, a person is usually declared hostileHits: 5015 -
Can An Accomplice Be A Competent Witness Against An Accused?
Time and again there is an endless debate between the proponents and opponents on the million dollar question : Can an accomplice be a competent witness against an accused?Hits: 5973 -
Is It Safe To Rely On The Testimony Of A Hostile Witness?
In court proceedings, a person is usually declared hostile by the Court who after having taken a stand on something turns hostile and retracts from the stand which he/she had taken earlierHits: 5235 -
State of Bihar v. Bachesh Kumar Singh identification of the accused persons by the witnesses for the first time in the trial court without prior test identification parade (TIP) cannot be relied...Hits: 5500
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CBI ACB Kolkata Vs Shri Firhad Hakim @ Bobby Hakim confidence of the people in the justice system will be eroded if such incidents occur, while political leaders arrested are being produced in the...Hits: 12325
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more than 53 innocent lives and left many injured and many shops, vehicles and houses were set on fire following clashes between pro and anti-CAA protesters.Hits: 4837
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Uttarakhand vs Smt. Preeti Chand directed the State to sanction and grant extraordinary pension in favour of the widow of a police officer who lost his life while on duty.Hits: 5262
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Police Personnel Cannot Be Appointed As Jail Superintendent: Uttarakhand HC
Sanjeev Kumar Akash v. Uttarakhand police personnel cannot be appointed as Jail Superintendent. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar VermaHits: 12521 -
Statements Of Police Witnesses Cannot Be Doubted Merely Because They Are Official Witnesses: J&K HC
Jaspal Singh & another vs J&K The statements of the police or Excise witnesses cannot be regarded as doubtful merely they are the official witnesses. Something more than that needs to be...Hits: 5312 -
Criminal Misc Anticipatory Bail Application u/s 438 CrPC No. – 2110 of 2021 observed remarkably and most rightly that non grant of anticipatory bail to an accused only on the ground that...Hits: 8893
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Seriousness Of Charges Is One Of Relevant Considerations While Considering Bail Applications: SC
Kerala vs Mahesh setting aside the Kerala High Court order of granting bail to a man accused of murder of a lady doctor.Hits: 4237 -
Dinesh Sharma vs State an FIR filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 cannot be quashed on the ground that the victim after attaining majority decided to...Hits: 11075
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Arun Kumar Parihar vs State (Govt NCTD) a person accused of offences under Section 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) under the Indian Penal Code (IPC)...Hits: 10356
