The Grounds on which the Public Prosecutor apply for withdrawal under Section 321
Section 321 of the CrPC grants the power to the Public Prosecutor and Assistant Public Prosecutor to withdraw prosecution against a person, except in certain cases. Section 321 reads as…
The Extent of the powers of the Public Prosecutor of withdrawing the Prosecution under Section 321 of CrPC
Section 321 of CrPC grants the power to Public Prosecutor and Assistant Public Prosecutor to withdraw the prosecution against a person except in some cases. Section 321 reads as follows:-…
The Police or Public Prosecutor do not have unfettered Power to withdraw Prosecution
Section 321 of CrPC gives the power to Public Prosecutor and Assistant Public Prosecutor to withdraw the prosecution against a person except in some cases. Section 321 reads as follows…
Death penalty not to be imposed on a person suffering from any form of mental disorder
India is a member of the United Nations and has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). A large number of United Nations international documents prohibit the…
Article 21 for the Convicts
The right to life is the most fundamental of all rights. The right to life, as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, provides that no person shall…
The Extent of Pardoning Powers of President and Governor
The power of the executive to grant pardon under Article 72/161 is a Constitutional power and the Court, on numerous occasions, has declined to frame guidelines for the exercise of…
The Rationale of Pardoning Powers of President and Governor under Article 72 and 161
Both Articles 72 and 161 repose the power of the people in the highest dignitaries, i.e., the President or the Governor of a State, as the case may be, and…
Pardoning Powers- Article 72 and Article 161 of the Constitution
It is apposite to refer the relevant Articles which give power to the President of India and the Governor to grant pardons and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in…
The Principle of Construction in Contracts
The question of construction may manifest itself in two totally different ways. In one class of cases the question may simply be, as to what the parties themselves had actually…
Frustration of Contracts- Section 56 of the Contract Act
Section 56 occurs in Chapter IV of the Contract Act which relates to peformance of contracts and it purports to deal with one class of circumstances under which performance of…