Classification of Oral Testimony
It is a sound and well-established rule of law that the court is concerned with the quality andnot with the quantity of the evidence necessary for proving or disproving a…
What is the role of motive in circumstantial evidence?
In a case based on circumstantial evidence, motive is relevant, but also, there is no rule of law that absence of motive would ipso facto dismember the chain of evidence…
What can be nature of death in gunshot cases & how it can be ascertained?
In Gunshot cases, nature of death can be : (i) Suicidal (ii) Accidental or (iii)Homicidal It can be ascertained after taking into account multiple factors to arrive at a conclusion.…
Whether an Involuntary or Forced Narco-Analysis Test or Similar Test will be permissible under law?
What is Narco-analysis Test? A narco-analysis test is an interrogation method whereby a suspect of a crime is injected with a psychoactive drug under controlled conditions to suppress their reasoning…
What is Law on Summoning Additional Accused?
Need to summon additional accused arise when a person who is not named in the FIR or named in the FIR but not shown as an accused in the Charge…
What happen when quasi judicial officer give incorrect quasi judicial order?
Quasi-judicial officer’s error in judgment does not automatically imply misconduct or favouritism. In absence of allegations of extraneous influence, departmental proceedings should not be initiated merely because a quasi-judicial order…
What is an extra judicial confession?
An extra judicial confession is considered as a weak type of evidence unless it inspires confidence or is fully corroborated by some other evidence of clinching nature, ordinarily conviction for…
‘Emerging Areas in Legal-Tech and Innovation’-LexTech – Centre for Law, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation
About the Organization National Law University Odisha, the prestigious institution, is situated at the confluence of the Mahanadi and the Kathajodi rivers in the Millennium City or the Silver City…
What is abetment of suicide?
Section 306 of the IPC (Section 108 of the B.N.S. Act) provides for punishment for the offence of abetment of suicide. It has to be read with Section 107 of…
What is “Sanction” Under Section 197 of the Cr.PC ?
Any person who is or was a judge or magistrate or a public servant and is accused of any offence alleged to have been committed by him while acting or…