Category: Legal Articles

Coming to the use of police diary by the accused, sub-section (3) of Section 172 clearly lays down that neither the accused nor his agents shall be entitled to call…

“Tort means civil wrong which is not exclusively a breach of contract or breach of trust” according to Section 2(m), of the Limitation Act, 1963. Private wrong is also known…

In India there was no pan India Act to govern children, and some states had their own enactments, like the Madras Children Act, 1920. The Union had also enacted the…

Framing of charge is a much advanced stage in the proceedings under the CrPC. At the stage of framing of a charge, the court is concerned not with the proof…

(a) Whether there is any prima facie or reasonable ground to believe that the accused had committed the offence; (b) Nature and gravity of the allegation; (c) Severity of the…

Preliminary assessment   into  heinous  offences by  Board -­  (1) In case of a heinous offence alleged to have been committed by a child, who has completed or is above the age of sixteen years, the Board shall conduct a preliminary assessment with regard to his mental and physical capacity to commit such offence, ability to understand the…

Section 125 of the CrPC is related to “Orders for maintenance of wives, children and parents”. Section 125 CrPC is a measure of social justice and is specially enacted to protect…

When a Court monitors a criminal investigation it is the responsibility and duty of the Court to see that the investigation is being carried out in the right direction and…

Article 129 – Supreme Court to be a court of record – The Supreme Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a…

Promotion not only covers advancement to higher position or rank but also implies advancement to a higher grade. In service law also the expression “promotion” has been understood in the…