Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act carves out a well-known exception to the general rule that confessions made to police are inadmissible. The Supreme Court in Mehboob Ali v. State of Rajasthan, ...

State of Tamil Nadu pushed for uniform safeguards in criminal cases because poor handling of samples can threaten a fair trial. Recent discussion around DNA evidence has therefore focused less on ...

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The underlying idea is that when information supplied by an accused in police custody leads to a real discovery, that discovery lends assurance to the truth of that specific part of the statement.

Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur in Criminal Appeal Nos. Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’ for short) whereas accused No.3 Whereas the statement of Satyendra Kumar Patre (accused No.

How any and/or all of these articles related to the alleged murder of two victims and rape of one of them is undemonstrated from the record. None of the relatives of either D1 or D2 have testified to ...

If the above has not been ensured, the evidence of the T.I.P. becomes inadmissible. It has also been held that if, prior to the T.I.P. the witness has the opportunity to see even the photograph of the ...

In criminal trials, courts often face a recurring question: what should prevail when eyewitness testimony conflicts with medical evidence? The answer is not mechanical. Indian courts have consistently ...

15. The next circumstance that is to consider is the last seen theory. It is well established that this is a weak piece of evidence and cannot be the sole basis of conviction.7 We may further refer to ...

the Court on sufficient cause being shown by the appellant. against the conviction and sentence recorded by the trial court. Section 482, Cr. PC of the appellants is unsustainable in law. 32. Pending ...

An error within jurisdiction arises when the authority has power over the subject matter and the parties, yet commits a mistake in appreciating facts, interpreting documents, or applying the law. In ...

Hence, normally, Appellate Court will be justified in imposing the condition of deposit as provided in Section 148. However, in a case where the Appellate Court is satisfied that the condition of ...