Criminal Procedure Code, 1973—Section 315 315. Accused person to be competent witness (1) Any person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court shall be a competent witness for the defence and […]
Municipal Corporation of Delhi Vs Ram Kishan Rohtagi and ors-01/12/1982
Section 482 of the present Code is the ad verbatim copy of Section 561 A of the old Code. This provision confers a separate and independent power on the High Court alone to pass orders ex debito justitiae in cases where grave and substantial injustice has been done or where the process of the Court has been seriously abused. It is not merely a revisional power meant to be exercised against the orders passed by subordinate Courts.
Power of Sessions Judge to summon persons other than the accused to stand trial in a pending case
Sarabjit Singh and Another Versus State of Punjab and Another-Criminal Procedure Code, 1973—Section 319—Summoning of additional suspect to face trial—Power under Section 319 is an extra-ordinary power which is required to be exercised sparingly and if compelling reasons exist for taking cognizance against whom action has not been taken—Materials brought before Court must also be such which would satisfy Court that it is one of those cases where its jurisdiction should be exercised sparingly—An order under Section 319 should not be passed only because first informant or one of witnesses seeks to implicate other person(s)—Sufficient and cogent reasons are required to be assigned by Court so as to satisfy ingredients of the provisions—Mere ipse dixit or mere existence of a prima facie case may not serve the purpose—Impugned judgment set aside—Appeals allowed. Error! No text of specified style in document. vs. Error! No text of specified style in document.
T.G.N. Kumar Vs State of Kerala and others-14/01/2011
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973—Section 313—Examination of accused—In a summons case, when personal appearance of accused has been dispensed with under Section 205 of Cr.P.C., discretion is vested in Magistrate to dispense with rigour of personal examination of accused under Section 313 as well.
Whether Statement recorded u/s 164 of Cr.P.C. could be used as substantive evidence?
Statement recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. cannot be used as substantive evidence In the case of Utpal Das & Anr. V. State of West Bengal reported in (2010) 6 SCC […]
Rajasthan, Jaipur vs Balchand-20/09/1977
The basic rule may perhaps be tersely put as bail, not jail, except where there are circumstances suggestive of fleeing from justice or thwarting the course of justice or creating other troubles in the shape of repeating offences or intimidating witnesses and the like by the petitioner who seeks enlargement on bail from the court. We do not intend to be exhaustive but only illustrative.
Final Report under Rule 291(3)-Bombay Police Manual
Rule 291(3)-Bombay Police Manual 3) The final report should be written up carefully by the officers incharge of the Police Station personally and should be accompanied by all the case papers numbered […]
Ordinary jurisdiction of Criminal Court
It is strenuously urged that to consider a foreigner guilty under the Penal Code for an offence committed in India though attributable to him and to punish him therefor in a case where he is not corporeally present in India for the commission of the offence, would be to give extra territorial operation to the Indian Penal Code and that an interpretation which brings such extra-territorial operation must be avoided.
Discuss the power of Police to arrest under Cr.P.C
Last it be remembered that the arrest of a person involves an encroachment on his/her personal liberty. Article 21 of the Constitution of India declares that no person shall be deprived of his personal liberty and life except in accordance with procedure established by law. There can be no doubt that the power to arrest any person therefore must be premised on a law which authorizes the same. Police has a statutory duty to inform the arrestee of the grounds for such arrest as contemplated under Article 22(1) of the Constitution and Section 50 of the Code. If police failed to dischurge its statutory duty the Magistrate must Perform it before remanding the arrested person.
Whether a Victim can prefer an appeal for inadequate sentence?
It is fairly well settled that the remedy of appeal is creature of the Statute. Unless same is provided either under Code of Criminal Procedure or by any other law for the time being in force no appeal, seeking enhancement of sentence at the instance of the victim, is maintainable.
FIR against Reha Chakraborty and 6 ors in Sushant Singh death case by CBI
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 5 read with Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (Act No. 25 of 1946) the Central Government, with the consent of the State Government of Bihar, issued vide Home Department (Police Branch) Notification No.9/C.B.1-80-09/2020 HP-5101/Patna, Dated 4th August, 2020, hereby extends the powers and jurisdiction of the members of the Delhi Special Police Establishment to the whole State of Bihar
