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Examination of the Accused u/s 313 CrPC : SC Guidelines

By K Rajasekharan 22 May 2021Criminal law

The examination of the accused under Section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr P C) by the trial court is popularly known as “313 examination” and the statement deriving out of it is called “313 Statement”.

Model Certificate u/s 65B of Evidence Act

By K Rajasekharan 22 May 2021Evidence law

The Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (IEA) states that the information contained in an electronic record which is printed or copied as computer output would be treated as a document without further proof or production of the original, if the output satisfies some stipulations stated in this write up.

Burden of Proof: Part III of Indian Evidence Act

By K Rajasekharan 22 May 2021Evidence law

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

By K Rajasekharan 22 May 2021Evidence law

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

By K Rajasekharan 21 May 2021Criminal law

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).