Re-Trial- Section 386 of CrPC, 1973
Section 386 of the CrPC, 1973 “386. Powers of the Appellate Court .-After perusing such record and hearing the appellant or his pleader, if he appears, and the Public Prosecutor…
Emerging need for a distinct Sentencing Policy in India
The 47th Report of the Law Commission of India , Report by the Committee on Reforms of Criminal Justice, Chaired by Dr. Justice V.S. Malimath, (2003), Report by the Committee…
Sentencing under CrPC, 1973
“If the criminal law as a whole is the Cinderella of jurisprudence, then the law of sentencing is Cinderella’s illegitimate baby” Nigel Walker.British criminologistSentencing in a Rational Society 1 (1969)…
Elements of Fair Trial- Entering upon Defence by the accused
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…
Elements of Fair Trial – Framing of Charges and Fixing dates for Examination of Witnesses under CrPC, 1973
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…
Elements of Fair Trial- Discharge under CrPC 1973
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…
Elements of Fair Trial- Supply of Documents to accused under CrPC 1898, and 1973
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…
Fair Trial- Process of the Court can not be abused in the name of Fair Trial
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…
Legal Analysis of Supreme Court Judgment in G.C. Manjunath & Others v. Seetaram
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a significant judgment in the case of G.C. Manjunath & Others v. Seetaram (Criminal Appeal No.1759 of 2025), arising from the Special…
Quashing of Criminal Proceedings in Light of Subsequent Marriage: Mahesh Mukund Patel v. State of U.P.
Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in Mahesh Mukund Patel v. State of U.P. & Ors., Criminal Appeal No. 001005/2025, quashed criminal proceedings against the appellant, citing the subsequent marriage…