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Judicial interference in police investigation

  Swami Sadashiva Brahmendra Sar   07 June 2009 at 22:43

The scope of interference at the stage of investigation is no more res integra as it has been considered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court time and again. In Emperor Vs. Khwaja Nazir Ahmad, AIR 1945 PC 18, the Privy Council made the following observations ..


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Scope of interference under Aet 226 for FIR quashing

  Swami Sadashiva Brahmendra Sar   07 June 2009 at 22:43

SCOPE OF INTERFERENCE UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION: The power of quashing the criminal proceedings has to be exercised very sparingly and with circumspection and that too in the rarest of rare cases and the Court cannot be justified in embar ..


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quashing of FIR because of cross cases

  Swami Sadashiva Brahmendra Sar   06 June 2009 at 20:17

In the case of Jagdish Yadav Vs. Ram Nandan Yadav & Ors., 1990 SCC (Crl.) 648, it was observed that simply due to lodging of a cross-case the investigation ought not to have been interfered with by the High Court. As in view of the fact that the ..


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Advocates’ Liability For Negligence In Criminal Cases

  G. ARAVINTHAN   01 June 2009 at 11:27

The FalloutsProfessional liability for negligence is a cryptic branch of the law relating to negligence. It exists on a fundamentally different plane. There is a fine distinction between professions and other occupations for the reason that professi ..


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Indian Bail system

  G. ARAVINTHAN   01 June 2009 at 11:27

Objectively analyzed the criminal jurisprudence adopted by India is a mere reflection of the Victorian legacy left behind by the Britishers. The passage of time has only seen a few amendments once in a while to satisfy pressure groups and vote banks ..


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Judicial Trend on Bail -an overview

  G. ARAVINTHAN   01 June 2009 at 11:27

An overview of the following cases highlight the adverse condition of the poor with regard to the unjust bail system in India. In State of Rajasthan v Balchand , the accused was convicted by the trial court. When he went on appeal the High Court, it ..


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Conviction for offence for which charge was not framed

  Swami Sadashiva Brahmendra Sar   30 May 2009 at 22:41

Conviction for offence for which charge was not framed In view of S. 464, Cr.P.C. , it is possible for the appellate or revisional Court to convict an accused for an offence for which no charge was framed unless the Court is of the opinion that a fai ..


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Whether Female Foeticide is Justied or not?

  G. ARAVINTHAN   29 May 2009 at 11:10

These unscrupulous murders of female or girls is justified on two grounds. First, it reduces the population and second is that the poor parents will be saved from the expenses which they would have to incur in the marriage of their daughter if she h ..


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Evidence of defense at the stage of charge

  Swami Sadashiva Brahmendra Sar   29 May 2009 at 00:03

The expression "the record of the case" is used in S. 227 of the Code. Though the word "case" is not defined in the Code but S. 209 throws light on the interpretation to be placed on the word. Section 209 which deals with the comm ..


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What is 'Rape'

  G. ARAVINTHAN   28 May 2009 at 15:51

Is ‘Rape’ merely a word described in section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, to be interpreted stricto senso? Or is it a psychological phenomenon to be understood and dealt with, with more empathy and less legality? What is the scope ..


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