Confession- How law was originated and developed?
When an offence is committed and investigation starts, the police have two objects in view. The first is the collection of information, and the second is the finding of the…
Confession- Analysis of Section 24 to 27
Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act is one of a group of sections relating to the relevancy of certain forms of admissions made by persons accused of offences. Sections…
Supervisory jurisdiction of High Courts under Article 227- An analysis
Article 227 of the Constitution confers on every High Court the power of superintendence over all courts and tribunals throughout the territories in relation to which it exercises jurisdiction excepting…
Writ of Certiorari- Meaning, History and Analysis
Writ of Certiorari According to Corpus Juris Secundum (Vol.14, page 121) certiorari is a writ issued from a superior court to an inferior court or tribunal commanding the latter to…
Meaning of Anticipatory Bail and Supreme Court’s Latest Directions on it
Meaning of Anticipatory bail Anticipatory bail has not been defined in the Criminal Procedure Code. As observed by Supreme Court in the case of Balchand Jain v. State of M.P.…
Negligence- Test, Contributory and Composite Negligence, and Doctrine of last opportunity
Meaning of Negligence Negligence is omission of duty caused either by an omission to do something which a reasonable man guided upon those considerations who ordinarily by reason of conduct…
What is Vakalatnama? – Supreme Court’s advice on filing proper vakalatnama
Meaning Vakalatnama, a species of Power of Attorney, is an important document, which enables and authorizes the pleader appearing for a litigant to do several acts as an Agent, which…
What would be the consequence if Vakalatnama is not filed with appeal memo?
The Supreme Court of India, discussed this point in the case of ‘Uday Shankar Triyar vs Ram Kalewar Prasad Singh ’. To understand the point clearly, we may discuss a…
Brain Electrical Activation Profile (BEAP) test- Origin, Procedure and Admissibility in Law
The `Brain Electrical Activation Profile test’, also known as the `P300 Waves test‘. It is a process of detecting whether an individual is familiar with certain information by way of…
Polygraph Examination- Origin, Procedure, and Admissibility in Law
Origin of polygraph examination The origins of polygraph examination have been traced back to the efforts of Lombroso, a criminologist who experimented with a machine that measured blood pressure and…