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Mandatory Death Penalty For Terror Acts And No Mercy For Terrorists
I would even say that all such terrorists who have been awarded death penalty must be immediately hanged.Hits: 3522 -
Retain Death Penalty Only For Terror Cases: Law Commission
First of all, let me begin by strongly applauding the landmark 262nd report of Law Commission which has recommended abolishing of death penalty in the country.Hits: 3802 -
Can Circumstantial Evidence Alone Form The Basis Of Conviction?
Can circumstantial evidence alone form the basis of conviction ? In other words, Is it fair to rely solely upon circumstantial evidence to convict anyone?Hits: 14266 -
A Brief Analysis Of The Plea Of Alibi Used As A Shield Of Defence By Accused
It is always used as a shield of defence and never as a weapon of offence by accused and this is most obvious by the very meaning of alibiHits: 15509 -
Role Of Experts Cannot Be Undermined In Shaping The Opinion Of The Courts
imperative first and foremost to understand who really an expert is. In layman's language, an expert can be inferredHits: 4511 -
Without mincing words and getting right to the heart of the matter, I would like to begin by saying that I personally consider Section 6 of the Evidence ActHits: 11150
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Section 8 of the Evidence Act envisages before dwelling in detail on the importance of motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conductHits: 13254
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Is It Safe To Rely On The Testimony Of A Hostile Witness?
In simple layman's language, hostile means to be against something in particular. In court proceedings, a person is usually declared hostileHits: 4819 -
Can An Accomplice Be A Competent Witness Against An Accused?
Time and again there is an endless debate between the proponents and opponents on the million dollar question : Can an accomplice be a competent witness against an accused?Hits: 5636 -
Is It Safe To Rely On The Testimony Of A Hostile Witness?
In court proceedings, a person is usually declared hostile by the Court who after having taken a stand on something turns hostile and retracts from the stand which he/she had taken earlierHits: 4893 -
State of Bihar v. Bachesh Kumar Singh identification of the accused persons by the witnesses for the first time in the trial court without prior test identification parade (TIP) cannot be relied...Hits: 5244
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CBI ACB Kolkata Vs Shri Firhad Hakim @ Bobby Hakim confidence of the people in the justice system will be eroded if such incidents occur, while political leaders arrested are being produced in the...Hits: 12192
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more than 53 innocent lives and left many injured and many shops, vehicles and houses were set on fire following clashes between pro and anti-CAA protesters.Hits: 4653
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Uttarakhand vs Smt. Preeti Chand directed the State to sanction and grant extraordinary pension in favour of the widow of a police officer who lost his life while on duty.Hits: 5115
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Police Personnel Cannot Be Appointed As Jail Superintendent: Uttarakhand HC
Sanjeev Kumar Akash v. Uttarakhand police personnel cannot be appointed as Jail Superintendent. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar VermaHits: 12222 -
Statements Of Police Witnesses Cannot Be Doubted Merely Because They Are Official Witnesses: J&K HC
Jaspal Singh & another vs J&K The statements of the police or Excise witnesses cannot be regarded as doubtful merely they are the official witnesses. Something more than that needs to be...Hits: 5141 -
Criminal Misc Anticipatory Bail Application u/s 438 CrPC No. – 2110 of 2021 observed remarkably and most rightly that non grant of anticipatory bail to an accused only on the ground that...Hits: 8162
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Seriousness Of Charges Is One Of Relevant Considerations While Considering Bail Applications: SC
Kerala vs Mahesh setting aside the Kerala High Court order of granting bail to a man accused of murder of a lady doctor.Hits: 4025 -
Dinesh Sharma vs State an FIR filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 cannot be quashed on the ground that the victim after attaining majority decided to...Hits: 10268
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Arun Kumar Parihar vs State (Govt NCTD) a person accused of offences under Section 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) under the Indian Penal Code (IPC)...Hits: 9791
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Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V Kerala - The State Public Information Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police vs The State Information Commissiondirected the Kerala Police to publish in its...Hits: 3975
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Telephonic Message Which Does Not Clearly Specify The Offence, Cannot Be Treated As An FIR: SC
Netaji Achyut Shinde (Patil) Vs. Maharashtra a telephonic message which does not clearly specify the offence cannot be treated as an FIR.Hits: 4909 -
Babulal Verma v. ED the Enforcement Directorate could continue investigation into cases of money-laundering even after investigation into the base/scheduled offences were closed.Hits: 19597
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Try 16+ As Adults In POCSO Cases: Top Panel
it should reduce the age for trying people as adults under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act from 18 to 16 to check increasing crimes against children which is certainly...Hits: 3993 -
Mohd Umair vs State directed a young accused of 21 years to do one month community service at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib while quashing the FIR against him on the ground of a compromise being entered...Hits: 6516
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Laishram Premila Devi v/s The State It is a national tragedy that we see that laws meant for protection of women are fast turningHits: 6268
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Krishna Lal Chawla v/s U.P. Magistrates and Trial Judges have as much, if not more, responsibility in safeguarding the fundamental rights of the citizens of India as the highest court of the land.Hits: 5985
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Anticipatory Bail Once Granted Does Not Automatically End With Filing Of Chargesheet: SC
Dr Rajesh Pratap Giri v/s U.P the anticipatory bail once granted does not automatically end on the filing of the chargesheet.Hits: 7289 -
Piyush Subhashbhai Raniapa vs Maharashtra in exercise of its criminal appellate jurisdiction has reiterated that non-IPC offences punishable with up to three years of imprisonment will be...Hits: 14102
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Evidence Of Interested Person Can Be Considered If It Is Corroborated: Supreme Court
Rahul vs Haryana the evidence of interested person can be considered provided such evidence is corroborated by other evidence on record.Hits: 5710
