What is a Bail? Bail in simple terms is a recognisance of a written bond that a person will appear before the court when he is called for. Bail is a provisional release and in Indian law, there are two types of offences bailable and non-bailable offenses. In a bailable offence, the accused has a …
The notion of Summary Trial has been discussed under Chapter XXI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [herein after referred to as the code from Section 260 to 265. The Code is the law that commands or governs the procedural aspects. It mentions the mechanism for organizing trials for the offenses that are punishable under …
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In layman’s terms, Bail simply means the short term release of an accused person awaiting trial for an amount pledged for the appearance of the accused. Bail is the judicial release of an accused who is charged with certain specific offences by implying certain restrictions on him and gripping him to remain within the jurisdiction …
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The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is the primary legislation that throws light on the procedures for the administration o substantive criminal law in India. It provides the apparatus for the investigation of crime, apprehension of suspected criminals, collection of evidence, determination of guilt or innocence of the accused person and the determination of punishment …
By a preliminary idea, a summon can be defined as it is issued by the Court of Law for the appearance of the accused, any party, or witness or the presentation of any legal document. In short, it is a clear, crisp, and very particular document and also contains the time and date of appearance …
In a very layman’s term, Cybercrime refers to those crimes that involve a computer, a network or a network device. In a nutshell, Cyber Law deals with the internet, computers, computer system, cyberspace, and everything related to cyberspace or information technology. While most Cyber Crimes are performed to generate financial profits for the criminals, some …
We’ve all come across a point in life where we have heard instances where the police have refused to register an FIR. In this article, we will see five major reasons that the police use to justify their refusal to register the first Information report and how far they are valid. You may read about …
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A coercive search of a person’s body or property is an encroachment upon his personal rights that ought to be protected by any civilized state. But even in civilized states its important to put some limitations on these rights in the larger interest of society. It has been observed in State V. Bhawani Singh AIR …
In this blog, we will deal with arrest and its procedure under crpc (Code of Criminal procedure, 1973) and answer popular questions that are asked in LLB and other legal exams relating to arrest and rights of arrested person under crpc. The answers have been supported by Bare Acts and Case laws as far as …
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This article is going to be a very brief overview of Custodial Deaths and we’ll see what recent developments we have with cases around the topic on deaths in custody. What does “custody” mean? The term custody means apprehending someone for protective care. The word custody and arrest are not synonymous. It is true that …