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...]
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...]
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...]
Quashing of Proceedings and Direction to register F.I.R. – Shakuntala Devi v. State of U.P.
By Anonymous Editor's Note: This is a report on one of the most important cases in recent criminal jurisprudence. Shakuntala Devi's case led to a number of guidelines regarding registration of FIR, which, as a matter of legal right, was not implemented in certainty for the common man's … [Read more...]
Anticipatory Bail in India : A Critical Analysis
Akshay Maheshwari Anjali Bhatt[1] UPES, College of Legal Studies “Editor’s Note: The paper deals with a basic introduction to Anticipatory Bail as contained in the various … [Read more...]
Case Analysis Of AV Mohan Rao v Kishan Rao
By Ananya Khanna, Symbiosis Law School "EDITOR'S NOTE:- Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code pertains to the inherent powers of the High Court and can only be deployed in the rarest of the rare cases where it is imperative for the High Court to intervene to secure the ends of … [Read more...]
In Re Ramlila Maidan Incident: Case Analysis
By Mounica Kasturi, Symbiosis Law School, Pune "Editor's Note: Fundamental Rights are the most integral part of any democratic Constitution. These rights have been enshrined in Part III of the Indian Constitution. Along with rights bestowed, citizens are expected to conform to certain duties, known … [Read more...]