A petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code is filed before the High Court to invoke the inherent powers of the Court to…
Courtesy: Sudeep Kothavade Under Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015, the Allahabad High Court deals with criminal revisions, whereby issues related to the…
Courtesy: Sudeep Kothavade The Hon’ble Apex Court in a recent judgment namely, Rajnish Kumar Biswakarma Versus State Of NCT Of Delhi & Anr, held that…
Courtesy: Sudeep Kothavade The Allahabad High Court faces significant challenges while dealing with matters related to police protection for inter-caste marriage couples and those in…
Section 483 of the Criminal Procedure Code 1973 provided for the duty of the High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over the Courts of Judicial…
Courtesy: Armaan Khanduja Article 226 of the Constitution of India empowers the High Courts to issue various writs, such as mandamus, quo warranto, habeas…
Courtesy: Deeksha Rao India is amongst a few democratic countries where ‘death penalty’ exists as a form of punishment. However, the punishment can only be…
Courtesy: Sheetal Pokhriyal The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 aims to protect the rights of individuals belonging to Scheduled Castes…
Courtesy: Sheetal Pokhriyal The concept of bail is fundamental to the criminal justice system in India. It ensures the balance between an individual’s right to…
There are three kinds of cases before a Magistrate. Firstly, there are cases arising out of a complaint, secondly, there are cases arising otherwise out…
This article is an analysis of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act 2021. It was enacted by the U.P. State Legislature…
Criminal Revision is filed under Section 438/442 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (hereinafter referred as “B.N.S.S”) (erstwhile Section 397/401 of Criminal Procedure Code…
Government Appeals before High Court challenge the judgments of the trial courts where the court has acquitted the accused. Section 378 of the Criminal Procedure…
The Indian Penal Code 1860 (hereinafter for brevity called “ IPC”) defines rape under Section 375 of IPC. This provision further defines “consent” as “an…
Ocular Evidence means oral testimonies by the witnesses in the criminal trial. It is a fancy word for oral evidence. As per Bentham, Witnesses are the eyes and…
Setting aside Summoning orders under Section 319 of the Criminal Procedure Code Note – In the article, Criminal Procedure Code 1973 and CrPC are used…
The question that will be answered in this article is whether the criminal proceedings against the husband can be quashed if a settlement agreement has…
An appeal against acquittal in a criminal trial is filed before the High Court under Section 378 of the Criminal Procedure Code 1973. In this…
The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 was enacted to define and limit the powers of certain courts in punishing contemptof courts and to regulate their…
Whether Sanction for prosecution under Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act is mandatory at the time of taking the cognizance of an offence allegedly…