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…
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…
Narcoanalysis technique- Origin, Procedure and Admissibility in Law
Narcoanalysis technique is the test which involves the intravenous administration of a drug that causes the subject to enter into a hypnotic trance and become less inhibited. The drug-induced hypnotic…
Selvi v. State of Karnataka (2010)- Admissibility of Lie Detector Tests
Selvi v. State of Karnataka, (2010) is a landmark case on the issue of narco test, where the court considered this conflict of desirability of efficient investigation and the preservation…
Self-incrimination under Article 20(3) and its Admissibility
Answers that would in themselves support a conviction are confessions but answers which have a reasonable tendency strongly to point out to the guilt of the accused are incriminatory.
Does ‘Right against self-incrimination’ also extend to investigation stage or just available on trial stage?
Article 20(3) of the Constitution gives the protection against self-incrimination. (we have discussed this right in detail HERE, and, in present article, we will discuss its another aspect). But, the…
Right against self-incrimination- Origin, Rational behind it, Provision in Constitution, and Criticism
Along with the `rule against double-jeopardy‘ and the `rule against retrospective criminalisation’ enumerated in Article 20, ‘right against self-incrimination’ is one of the fundamental protections of Article 20 in Indian…
A Timeline of arduous legal battle in Bhopal Gas Tragedy Case
The Tragedy Early in the morning of December 3, 1984, one of the greatest industrial tragedies that history has recorded got clamped down on the otherwise quiet township of Bhopal,…
The Interpretation of Cause and Matter’ under Article 136 and Article 142
Article 136 Article 136 is a power to appeal in the apex court, which can be filed by any person against any judgment or order of any Court or tribunal…