Chicago Justice: A perfect watch to learn the art of cross Examination
Cross examinations are the main part of legal proceedings in “Chicago Justice”. And if anyone want to watch any series to learn more about cross-examining or the way of cross-…
How a person can defend his property against the attacker?
If any person while defending his/her property from robbers, thieves, dacoits, trespassers, commit any harm to the attackers, s/he will not be liable for that offence. But, there are some…
Can a police officer fire shot under the command of Superior Office and kill any person?
If order was justified and is therefore lawful, no further question can arise as to whether the respondents, who acted in obedience to that order, believed or did not believe…
Book Review: Before Memory Fades…
This chronicle of a prominent legal person of the Indian legal arena is the best read for the lawyers and law students if they really want to know the best…
How does court decide an act as a trivial act under section 95 of the IPC?
Harm caused by doing an act with intent to cause harm or with the knowledge that harm may be caused thereby, will not fall within the terms of s. 95.
What are the Rights of Animals?
In Animal Welfare Board Of India vs A. Nagaraja & Ors (2014), while deciding the legality of jallikattu in Tamilnadu and bull cart race in Maharashtra, the supreme court also…
When court accepts plea of insanity under section 84 of IPC?
The accused may rebut it by placing before the court all the relevant evidence-oral, documentary or circumstantial, but the burden of proof upon him is no higher than that rests…
Book Review: The case that shook India
If someone asks me to review this book in one line, I would tell that it is literally a ‘complete document’ of one of the most important cases of Indian…
Case Excerpt: Nine Major problems in Indian Prison system
In a case Shri Rama Murthy vs State of Karnataka (1996), a prisoner sent a letter to the supreme court on the grievance of jail matter, to which court admitted…
Rights of the prisoners in the light of judicial decisions
The journey which commenced in 1966 has thus, planted many milestones. But it seems there are vet promises to keep and miles to go before one can sleep.