Month: July 2021

The Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC), in its Section 230, states that in a Sessions trial, the Sessions Judge shall proceed to take all such evidence on the date so fixed for prosecution, as may be produced in support of the prosecution (see Section 231(1) CrPC).

The Section 124A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) lays down in broad terms what sedition is. Sedition generally means conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the legally established authority of the State. In a democracy every citizen has the right to question the government. Any criticism becomes sedition only when it leads to incitement of violence or overthrow of rule of law. Sedition is closely allied to treason. Any criticism becomes seditious only when it should have a pernicious tendency to create public disorder or disturbance of law and order.

The space inside a private vehicle parked on or plying along a public road can be treated as private space or public space depending on the law which you employ on it. The term Public Place is defined differently in different laws, depending on the context or purpose of the law.

Setting aside a bail order The Supreme Court (SC) in State of Kerala v Mahesh (AIR Online 2021 SC 205) sets aside an order of the High Court (HC) of…

Introduction The term bail refers to the judicial release of a person from custody. The grant, refusal or cancellation of bail is a judicial act. It has to be performed…

Not to record name of rape victim The subordinate courts should not reveal the identity of a rape victim or a sexual offence victim in any court proceedings. The direction…