Tag: #CodeofCriminalProcedure

Shayara Bano v. Union of India

CITATION (2017) 9 SCC 1 INTRODUCTION The case of Shayara Bano vs Union of India refers to a landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India in 2017 that upheld...

INVOKING JURISDICTION UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE 

–Report by Shweta Sabuji The judgment and order from the learned Single Judge of the High Court, dated April 4, 2019, that overturned the Trial court’s orders by Section 482...

ALTHOUGH DECEASED WIFE UNHAPPY, NO PROOF OF DOWRY DEMAND

–Report by Shreya Gupta In the recent case of SURAJ MALIK Versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI, the bail was sought under section 439 of CrPC, 1973. The...

SC: A Private Defamation Complaint can be filed by a Public Servant

–Report by Sanstuti Mishra The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and V Rama Subramaniam observed that a minister or public servant could file a private complaint alleging...

Mob Lynching

INTRODUCTION The English word “mob” refers to an unruly or chaotic crowd. Lynching, which imposes the death penalty without trial, is a term with American and Latin roots. This is...

Aparna Bhat vs State of Madhya Pradesh

Case Number Criminal Appeal No. 329/2021 Equivalent Citation 2021 SCC OnLine SC 230 Bench Justice S Ravindra Bhat Justice AM Khanwilkar Decided On March 18, 2021 Relevant Act/Sections Section 376...

Babloo Chauhan v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

Case Number CRL.A. 157/2013 Equivalent Citation 247 (2018) DLT 31 Bench Justice S Muralidhar, Justice IS Mehta  Decided On November 30, 2017 Relevant Act/Section Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 The...

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018: An Overview

Introduction A country’s law should develop with the progression of time and the progression of time. In troublesome times, as in any respectful society, society requires more thorough and brutal...

REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN INDIA

Gender diversity widens the range of skills and backgrounds available to handle specific legal difficulties in any professional situation. Diversity serves a greater function in the legal profession: it lends...

RECONSIDERING THE ROLE OF VICTIMS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

All individuals who have been a victim of crime have had themselves and their families affected, significantly making monetary misfortunes to the people in question. And the effect of these...