Prison Laws: The officers who are incharge of Prison Administration
The prison act, 1894 was enacted to provide the law for the administration of Prisons. Among other provisions, it also makes the provision for the officers who will have responsibility…
Classification of Prisoners- Is it legal to classify Prisoners in ‘Better’ and ‘Ordinary’ class?
Generally, we see that police adopts different behavior for different type of prisoners. But, is this legal under Indian law to do so? Supreme Court had the occasion to end…
Detention Jurisprudence- Is it legal to handcuff an under trial prisoner?
In the case of Prem Shankar Shukla v. Delhi Administration(1980), the supreme court met the chance to consider the question of the handcuffing to under trial prisoners. This petition came…
Explained: Section 13 and 18 of Criminal Procedure Code- Provisions for Special Magistrate
Section 13 and 18 of the code Section 13 contemplates appointment of Special Judicial Magistrates by the High Court if requested by the Central or the State Government so to…
Change in Laws- How Honorary magistrate became Special magistrate after 1973
Before the enactment of the Criminal Procedure Code 1973, a system of Honorary Magistrate in addition to regular stipendiary Magistrates was available. These Honorary Magistrates came from all walks of…
When PIL was filed to appoint special judicial magistrates to dispose petty cases
Kadra Pahadiya v. State of Bihar, (1997) This was the case of Kadra Pahadiya v. State of Bihar, (1997), Where a Public Interest petition was filed to Supreme Court to…
If a movie is certified by censor board, can a magistrate at lower court stop its release?
No doubt, the cinema is a great instrument for public good if geared to social ends and can be a public curse if directed to anti-social objectives. The freedom of…
Explained: Section 79 of IPC
Section 79 I.P.C. runs thus: 79. Nothing is an offence which is done by any person who is justified by law, or who by reason of a mistake of fact…
Satyam Shivam Sundaram: When Raj Kapoor faced the accusation of obscenity
The movie ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ starring Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Padmini kolhapure, became the subject of prosecution when a person from Himachal filed a petition against producer, actor, photographer, exhibitor…
If Judge dies before pronouncing the judgement, will that judgment be valid?
In a case, three murder convicts appealed to the Allahabad High court (Lucknow Bench) against their conviction in that murder case. That appeal was heard on 5 Dec, 1952 by…