Burden of Proof: Part III of Indian Evidence Act
Introduction Which of the contesting parties should provide evidence in a judicial proceeding is determined on the basis of some judicial principles that are laid down in the Indian…
On Methods of Providing Evidence: Part II of IEA
The Part II of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with different facets of oral and documentary methods of proving facts in a judicial proceeding. The precise purpose of this…
The 164 CrPC Statement & its Recording
Any Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate, not even having jurisdiction in the case, has the authority to record a confession or statement made to him by a person, in the course of an investigation or after it, but invariably prior to the inquiry or trial. This is what provided for under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC).