Fair Trial- Process of the Court can not be abused in the name of Fair Trial
There is no denial of the fact that fair trial is an insegregable facet of Article 21 of the Constitution. Supreme Court on numerous occasions has emphasised on the fundamental…
Section 27 of the Evidence Act- An Interpretational History
Section 27, which unusually starts with a proviso, lifts the ban against the admissibility of the confession/statement made to the police to a limited extent by allowing proof of information…
Section 120A- What Constitutes Conspiracy?
Section 120A Section 120A of Indian Penal Code defines criminal conspiracy. It says: “when two or more persons agree to do or cause to be done (i) an illegal act…
Section 120A- Conspiracy
Section 120A of Indian Penal Code defines criminal conspiracy. It says: “when two or more persons agree to do or cause to be done (i) an illegal act or (ii)…
The law on the evidentiary value of confessions
As to what should be the legal approach of the Court called upon to convict a person primarily in the light of the confession or a retracted confession has been…
Law Regarding Confessions
Under the general law of the land as reflected in the Indian Evidence Act, no confession made to a police officer can be proved against an accused. ‘Confessions’ – which…
Separate Trial or Joint Trial- Section 218 to Section 220 of CrPC
Section 218 deals with separate charges for distinct offences. Section 219 provides that three offences of the same kind can be clubbed in one trial committed within one year. Section…
Joint Trial of Accused in Offences for Conspiracy
Section 220(1) provides that if one series of acts is so connected together as to form the same transaction, more offences than one are committed by the same person, he…
Form of Charges in Cases of Criminal Breach of Trust
Chapter XVII deals with the form of charges. Section 212 deals with contents of charge, e.g., particulars of time, place and person. Section 212 is extracted hereunder : “212. Particulars…
Exceptions to the Doctrine of Autrefois convict and Autrefois acquit under CrPC
Article 20(2) of the Constitution is extracted hereunder : “20. (2) No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.” Article 20(2) says that no…