The CrPC, 1973, though a Code dealing with procedural law, is embellished with numerous substantive elements in it. The substantive elements give effect to Articles 14, 20, 21 and 22…
Unless a statute indicates otherwise, a criminal trial would commence with the presumption of innocence. This principle is of utmost importance as the Court embarks upon a trial in its…
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, 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 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 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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
