Does Photo Identification constitute substantive evidence?
Substantive evidence is the evidence of the witness in the court on oath, which can never be rendered inadmissible. Sec 162 Cr.P.C. does not hit photo identification as the witnesses…
The significance of requiring an investigating officer to maintain a diary
Section 172 of the Code has a meaningful bearing on the entire investigation by a police officer. It is mandatory for him to maintain a diary where he shall enter…
The proper way of Police Investigation- Supreme Court’s View
Historically but consistently the view of Supreme Court has been that an investigation must be fair and effective, must proceed in proper direction in consonance with the ingredients of the…
Nature of the Duty of Disclosure on the Public Prosecutor
In ordinary cases of criminal trial, the Cr.P.C. imposes a statutory obligation on the public prosecutor to disclose certain evidence to the defence. Sections 207 and 208 This is brought…
Does a telephonic call amount to registration of an FIR?
The information about the commission of a cognizable offence given “in person at the Police Station” and the information about a cognizable offence given “on telephone” have forever been treated…
The scope of the Appellate Court in reversing the order of acquittal by the Trial Court
In ‘Siddhartha Vashisht @ Manu Sharma v. NCT of Delhi (2010)’, the Supreme Court laid down some principles to be kept in mind by Appellate Court while dealing with appeals,…
Right to Hawk – Supreme court’s Decisions
Hawking on the streets of Delhi, whose municipal limits have expanded over the years, has been the subject matter of several proceedings in Supreme Court. Initially in the early sixties,…
Ajay Makan v. Union of India (2019) – An Analysis
“A simple vote, without food, shelter and health care is to use first generation rights as a smokescreen to obscure the deep underlying forces which dehumanise people. It is to…
Sudama Singh v. Government of Delhi (2010)- An analysis
Sudama Singh case is an important case in relation to demolition of jhuggis in Delhi. The decision was delivered by Delhi High Court which was further affirmed by Supreme Court.…
Right to housing under Indian Constitution
In the Constitution of India, there is no specific right to housing spelt out separately. The Preamble highlights the guarantee of social justice, and of the right to dignity. A…