Sexual violence apart from being a dehumanizing act is an unlawful intrusion on the right of privacy and sanctity of a female. It is a serious blow to her supreme…
Sexual violence apart from being a dehumanizing act is an unlawful intrusion on the right of privacy and sanctity of a female. It is a serious blow to her supreme…
As to powers of the appellate court Supreme Court in Sanwat Singh & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan (1961) 3. S.C.R. 120 laid down three principles. First, the appellate court…
The issue came for consideration before the Supreme Court in the case of ‘Central Bureau of Investigation v. Anupam J. Kulkarni (1992)’. Section 167 Before moving further it is relevant…
Section 167 Section 167 Cr. P.C. 1973 after some changes reads as under: “167. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours.- (1) Whenever any person is arrested and…
Under Chapter XXIX of the Criminal Procedure Code, Section 384, which deals with summary dismissal of appeals, enables the Appellate Court to summarily dismiss an appeal “if upon examining the…
Section 190 and Section 193 “190. Cognizance of offences by Magistrates. – (1) Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, any Magistrate of the first class, and any Magistrate of…
Section 302 of the Code is similar to Section 495 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. Section 302 of the Code reads as under: “Permission to conduct prosecution. –…
An accused has a profound right not to be convicted of an offence which is not established by the evidential standard of proof “beyond reasonable doubt”. Supreme Court in Krishnan…
Under section 209 of the Code of 1898 the question of discharge was to be considered by a Magistrate. This power has now been entrusted to a senior Judge, namely,…
