The privilege and duty of answering questions under Section 313 cannot be delegated to a pleader. However, the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008 (Act of 5, 2009) has introduced ...

Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) prescribes a procedural safeguard for an accused facing trial, granting them an opportunity to explain the facts and circumstances presented...

Section 51 (1) of the BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) pertains to the examination of an accused individual by a medical practitioner upon the request of a police officer. It ...

Plea bargaining is a legal process where an accused individual in a criminal case consent to plead guilty to a lesser charge or accepts a reduced sentence in return for certain concessions from...

Malicious prosecution, arising from initiating legal action without probable cause and malicious intent, involves the wrongful abuse of legal processes. This grave accusation signifies the infl...

Recovery occurred long after the arrest of the accused. The bloodstains on the article had already disintegrated, making it impossible to determine whether they were human blood or not. The dec...

Under Section 180 (1) BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita), during an investigation of a case, any police officer or, upon their request, any police officer of a rank specified by the Stat...

IntroductionCriminal justice reform is a critical aspect of societal development, aiming to address systemic flaws, enhance fairness, and promote justice. Over the past few decades, numerous innova...

Bail provisions are contained in Sections 478 to 496 in the BNSS, 2023. In CrPC, these were enshrined in Sections 436 to 450 CrPC. Bail, Bail Bond and Bond have been defined in the BNSS:In S...

Anticipatory bail is a legal recourse sought before an arrest, primarily acting as a pre-arrest bail. Individuals often apply for this when they fear an imminent arrest based on false or fabric...