PRESUMPTION IN THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988The cardinal principle of criminal law is that the accused is presumed to be innocent until proved guilty beyond all reasonable doubt. That is to say shifting burden of proof to accused’s shoulders ..
IS COMPUTER-GENERATED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY A VICTIMLESS CRIME ? A worldwide dimension of the this crimeWith the growth of computer technology, society is being asked to deal with issues that are profoundly changing the ways that we live and think. Techn ..
Abortion - Is the fOetus a human being with a fundamental right to life ?In a landmark judgment, Bombay High Court on 4th of August 2008 refused to grant permission for termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks after rejecting a petition filed by a c ..
LEGAL SABOTAGE IN INDIAIntroductionPrevious to 1882 there was no uniform law of criminal procedure for the whole of India. Provinces and presidency towns were guided by their own procedures. It was Criminal Procedure Code of 1882 (Act X of 1882) (her ..
WHISTLE BLOWERS A NATIONAL FORCE TO COMBAT CORRUPTION “The lawyers have an affirmative whistle-blowing obligation to report other lawyers violating rules of ethics.” said Hon’ble Shree. K.G. Balakrishnan, Chief Justice of India in the add ..
Hi All, would like to have the advise over a case which is still in process in high court!there was a quashe of FIR registerd, court has order on 22-april-2008 stay on proceedings to state as well as to the concern PS & IO till 8th of may 2008, ..
SOUND SPECTROGRAPH AND VOICE PRINTS – A NEW PARADIGM IN THE CRIMINAL JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIONThe idea that someone could be identified by the sound of his voice had its origins in the work of Alexander Melville Bell (father to Alexander Graham Bell). ..
Corporate criminal liabilityAn unfortunate incident resulting in the murder of a woman employee of Hewlett Packard’s BPO business allegedly by her cab driver has resulted in prosecution being initiated against the Managing Director of the Company. Th ..
The administration of criminal law and justice requires complete refurbishing. Recent years have been a growing urge for improving the state of affairs in this domain. There is no gainsaying that problematic issues requiring thoughtful research have ..
WHAT IS CORRUPTION ? The largest democracy in the world, India @ Bharath, a dream of a patriot by name Mahatma, is glitters like thousands of twinkling stars, in its fight against corruption ultimately bulldozing the huge masses of corrupt ..