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Tagged: Criminal Law

A collection of all the Judgements related to Criminal Law.

Criminal Law

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA – NON BAILABLE WARRANTS CAN NOT BE ISSUED UNLESS AN ACCUSED IS LIKELY TO TAMPER THE EVIDENCE OR IS LIKELY TO EVADE THE PROCESS OF LAW

Supreme Court Of India Date of Judgement: 16 August 2013 There cannot be any straight-jacket formula for issuance of warrants but as a general rule, unless an accused is likely to tamper or destroy the evidence or is likely to evade the process of law, issuance of non-bailable warrants should be avoided. …. This could be when firstly it is...

Criminal Law

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA – CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE SECTION 311 – THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES WILL HAVE TO BE BORNE IN MIND BY THE COURTS

Supreme Court of India Date of Judgement: 4 July 2013 While dealing with an application under Section 311 Cr.P.C. read along with Section 138 of the Evidence Act, we feel the following principles will have to be borne in mind by the Courts: a) Whether the Court is right in thinking that the new evidence is needed by it? Whether...