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A Comprehensive Evaluation Of Section 31 Cr.P.C Regarding The Sentence To Be Passed For Several Offences At One Trial [Q And A] [PART-II]
PART-I Of This Article Can be read hereTHE COMBINED OPERATION OF SECTIONS 31 AND 325 Cr.P.C.This can be better understood by discussing a concrete example in the form of a problem. PROBLEM As members of an unlawful assembly sharing the same common object, A1 to A5 committed rioting and attacked PWs 1 to 3 from a public road at 7 pm. A1 and A2 were each wielding...
Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations
Q 1. When the Police Officer uses a case diary to refresh their memory, can the accused be permitted to rely on a case diary to cross-examine the police? State the correct position of law. a. The accused wouldn't be permitted to rely on a case diary to cross-examine the police. b. When the police officer uses a case diary to refresh his memory, the accused will get a right to access it...
Law Commission Recommends Whistleblower Protection, Says Amendments May Be Brought To Mandate Test Data Disclosure
In a recent development, the Law Commission of India has recommended in its 289th Report dated March 5, 2024 that there should be a special legislation for protection of Trade Secrets, with exceptions pertaining to whistleblower protection, compulsory licensing and government use, and public interest. In the same report, it has proposed a separate legislation for Economic Espionage as...
CJI DY Chandrachud Urges Judges To Write Judgments In Simple Language
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, today (March 09), while speaking at an event, said that if judges should write the judgments in a simple language if they should reach the common people. CJI went on to say that an attempt is being made to make Court decisions available to people in their regional languages. CJI was speaking at the inaugural event of the regional/state-level...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Subject /Statute Wise Index [February 25 to 29]
Abuse of Process of LawSpecial Leave Petitions - Several matters, wherein the special leave petitions are filed either against the order seeking adjournment or the order issuing notices or grant/refusal of interim protections. Filing of such petitions not only wastes the time of the Court but it also puts unnecessary burden on the Courts and adds up to the pendency of matters before the...
Madras High Court Removes Observation In Judgment That Origin Of Caste System Is Less Than A Century Old
The Madras High court has now removed the remarks made about the origin of caste system from its recent judgement in the pleas challenging the continuation of office of Minister Udayanidhi Stalin, Minister Sekar Babu and MP A Raja.In the judgment uploaded on March 6th, Justice Anita Sumanth had observed as under,"This Court agrees unequivocally that there are inequities based on caste present...
If Acquittal Is Based On Irrelevant Grounds, Supreme Court Obligated To Interfere Under Article 136 : Supreme Court
Recently, the Supreme Court observed that while exercising powers under Article 136 of the Constitution it can interfere with the order of the acquittal if the acquittal of an accused would lead to a significant miscarriage of justice. The Bench Comprising Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan while reversing the acquittal of the respondent/accused to conviction stated that though under...
Directing Deposit Of 75% Suit Claim To Condone Delay & Set Aside Exparte Decree Unwarranted & Disproportionate: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court in a recent order on deprecated the condition imposed by the High Court for the deposit of 75% of suit claim to condone delay and set aside an ex parte order.The Supreme Court bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, in its order, observed that such a condition was not only disproportionate but also unwarranted. The bench was sitting in...
Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: February 2024
Here's a comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court of India proceedings during the second month of 2024. This monthly digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the month of February and also the updates of the Constitution bench hearing in Aligarh Muslim University's minority status and on the...
Supreme Court Directs Action Against Rajasthan Police Officials Alleged To Have Assaulted Witness To Elicit Confession
Shocked at allegations levelled by a prosecution witness against state officials, regarding assault for the purpose of eliciting a confession, the Supreme Court recently directed undertaking of an inquiry as well as administrative and criminal action.The Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing the petitioner-accused's challenge to a Rajasthan High Court order declining...
Relationship Which Was Consensual At Beginning Might Not Remain Same For All Time: Supreme Court Refuses To Quash Rape Case
A relationship may be consensual at the beginning, but the same state may not remain so for all time to come., held the Supreme Court while declining to quash an FIR registered against a rape accused. “Whenever one of the partners show their unwillingness to continue with such relationship, the character of such relationship at it was when started will not continue to prevail.,”...
Need To Educate Police About Freedom Of Speech, They Must Be Sensitised About Democratic Values : Supreme Court
This observation was made by the apex court while quashing a criminal case against a professor under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code for his WhatsApp status criticising the abrogation of Article 370.