Madhubala Solanki Editor's Note: This paper will explain the equitable doctrine of promissory estoppels and its evolution. Ingredients and applicability of the doctrine and the legal liability which arises through the promissory estoppel will be explained. Law commission report on promissory … [Read more...]
Role of Judiciary in Rape cases
By Bhavana Sharma, Department of Laws, H.P.U., Shimla Editor's Note:Rape is one of the most heinous crimes and is often described as the “beginning of a nightmare” for the victim. In this paper, efforts have been made to identify how judiciary being the third pillar of the Constitution has played … [Read more...]
Scientific Evidence in Criminal Trials- Narcoanalysis
By Yamini Rajora, National Law University Jodhpur Editor's Note: Till recently, the courts had to rely on non-scientific evidences only because of the non-availability of proper technology. Scientific evidences are crucial to the fact finder in order to arrive at the logical consequence in … [Read more...]
Concept and Historical Background of Evidence
-Sumit Kumar Suman, CNLU INTRODUCTION The term “law” is used in different senses. In the plain sense it means any rule, regulation or canon, a dogma or a norm to which the human actions are required to conform. The entire corpus juris (body of laws) is broadly classified into two … [Read more...]
Use Of Case Diary In Investigation
-Sumit Kumar Suman, CNLU Introduction Under the provision of Section 172 Cr.P.C. every Police Officer conducting investigation shall maintain a record of investigation done on each day in a Case Diary in the prescribed Form. Case Diaries are important record of … [Read more...]
Victimology and Emerging Trends of Compensation
By Gurratan Wander, RGNUL and Harsimrat Kaur, Army Institute of Law, Mohali "Editor's Note: More often than not, most discourses pertaining to criminal law, or the commission of mass crimes involve the element of criminology, and the principles of criminal law, including basic concepts such as … [Read more...]
Scope and Extent of Amendment of Pleadings
By Kanthi Kiran Mamidanna, NALSAR University, Hyderabad "Editor's Note: The court system in a nation usually operates to do justice. In light of this argument, until a few years ago, the parties to a suit had unfettered opportunities to amend the pleadings under Rule 17, Order VI of the Civil Code … [Read more...]
Probation under Criminal Law
By Soumya Singh Chauhan, UILS, Chandigarh "Editor's Note: The criminal justice system is slowly advancing from being retributive to reformative. It has been realised that incarcerating first time offenders often does no good as they may come into contact with hardened criminals, and go their way. … [Read more...]
Directorate of Enforcement v. Deepak Mahajan: Case Analysis
By Udisha Ghosh, Symbiosis Law School, Pune "Editor's Note: The present analysis deals with a case that attempts to resolve issues such as if Section 167 of the Criminal Procedure Code is applicable with regard to the production and detention of a person arrested under the provisions of Section 35 … [Read more...]
Arrest And Detention Under Civil Law
By Harpreet Kaur, UILS, Chandigarh "Editor's Note: Arrest usually take place when a person is suspected of having committed a criminal offence. However, arrest and detention is also a mode of enforcing the decree of a civil court. It depends on the decree holder whether he wants to opt for this … [Read more...]
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