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…
Section 72 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
Section 72 enacts : “A person to whom money has been paid or anything delivered by mistake or under coercion must repay or return it.” This section makes no distinction…
Section 498-A of IPC- Its Introduction and the Object
Section 498-A was brought into the statute book in the year 1983. The objects and reasons for introducing section 498A IPC can be gathered from the Statement of Objects and…
The Sealed Cover Procedure under Service Law
The “sealed cover procedure” is adopted when an employee is due for promotion, increment etc. but disciplinary/criminal proceedings are pending against him at the relevant time and hence the findings…
The Established Legal Principles related to Compassionate Appointments
The Scheme of Compassionate Appointment, 1993 was introduced by the appellant in supersession of all earlier circulars, instructions and guidelines. The objective of the scheme reads as follows: “Objectives: The…
Right of the Partition of a Coparcenary
The right to claim partition is a significant basic feature of the coparcenary, and a coparcener is one who can claim partition. The daughter has now become entitled to claim…