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Excellent Video explaining how India's Supreme Court Shields Advocate-Client Privilege from Investigative Overreach

There are two types of sentence that the Trial Court can impose depending on the nature of the offence. Some orders of sentence are for a ...
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Supreme Court directions for providing grounds of arrest to accused in reasonable time in all offence under IPC

Articles 20, 21 and 22 of the Constitution of India. India but also to aliens.’ of Article 22 (1), the arrest itself is vitiated. Authority, are to be diligently pursued. The Constitution under the ...
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Stop! Investigating Agencies Cannot Summon Your Lawyer Without Court Approval

If you are a criminal defendant, understand this: The investigating agency cannot simply drag your lawyer into the police ...
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Bombay HC: Whether Motor accident claim tribunal can grant compensation under conventional heads if petitioner fails to prove permanent disability certificate?

The disability certificate at Exh.77 is issued by Civil Surgeon. However, perusal of Exh.77 does not make it clear, as to whether that permanent disability is restricted to particular limb or not and ...
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Supreme Court: Proposed Accused Has Right To Be Heard In Revision Filed Against Dismissal Of Petition Under Section 156(3) CrPC

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 156 (3) - Proposed accused has right to be heard in revision filed under Section 401 Cr.P.C. against dismissal of petition under Section 156 (3) Cr. P.C.
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Criminal Offences and Trials under The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: Role of JMFC and Session Judge

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 stands as a monumental piece of legislation that not only grants ...
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Supreme Court: What factors the court should consider while suspending sentence and releasing convict prosecuted for offence under S 302 of IPC?

5. On conclusion of the trial, the learned trial judge, on appreciation of the evidence placed before him found the respondents guilty of charge, convicted them for the offence of murder punishable ...
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J & K HC: CDRs Without Voice Evidence Insufficient To Connect Co-Accused in NDPS Case

Zahoor Ahmed Shah and Mohammad Abas Bhat. Accused Mohd. Ahmad Shah for procurement of seized contraband. The ...
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Supreme court: What is distinction in approaches to be adopted by Appellate court for suspension of sentence if sentence is for fixed term or when sentence is of life imprisonment?

13. Of course, if there is any statutory restriction against suspension of sentence, it is a different matter. 14. Similarly, when the sentence is life imprisonment, the consideration for suspension ...
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Bombay HC: Remedy U/S 6 Of Specific Relief Act Cannot Be Granted To Person Having No Intention To Reside In Suit Premises

Considering the overall conspectus of the case, I am of the view that Plaintiff has thoroughly failed to prove prima facie case of being in settled possession of the suit premises as on the date of ...
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Bombay HC: Owner of Insured vehicle involved in accident is not entitled to claim Compensation from Insurance Company of insured vehicle U/S 163A of Motor vehicle Act

The appellant is correct to state that under Section 163A of the MV Act, the owner of the vehicle, who was involved in the accident and criminal case being registered against him, cannot file the ...
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Karnataka HC: Whether Session court can convict accused under Pocso Act if DNA test comes positive even though Victim has turned hostile?

15. A Bench of the Gujarat High Court in the case of Premjibhai Bachubhai Khasiya v. State of Gujarat reported in MANU/GJ/0311/2009 relying the Apex Court judgment in the case Ranjitsing ...