CrPC

The Supreme Court on Thu...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court decision to find out if panel lawyers employed by central agencies and appearing before it had the requisite experience and vetted with courts is significant. The Court had frowned at appointing public prosecutors on contract basis earlier.

The power under Section 482 may not be available to the Court to countenance the breach of a statutory provision, said the Apex Court. (Sandeep Khaitan, Resolution Professional for National Plywood Industries Ltd. vs JSVM Plywood Industries Ltd & Anr.)

Dealing with the issue of whether or not can be accused be termed as a proclaimed offender, the court examined the provision stated in the CrPc and under Section 82(4) of CrPC

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has recently said that an accused cannot be kept in custody merely for the reason that the offence alleged to have committed by him is of a serious nature.

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a public interest litigation for the release of undertrial prisoners who have undergone custody for more than half their maximum sentence for crimes they are being tried for, by implementing Section 436A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).

The mother of the prosecutrix submitted that the petitioner has married the prosecutrix and she has no objection if the petitioner is released on anticipatory bail

In a landmark judgment, the Court held that confession to officers under the Act is not admissible as evidence during trial and infringes on the Constitution. This will have ramifications for the Rhea Chakraborty case as well as others.

This comes as a big relief for Chinmayanand who was arrested last year in September after the law student accused him of sexually exploiting her. Swami was arrested from his ashram by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and UP police.

In dealing with some critical aspects of this incredibly complex case, it would be necessary to separate the legal wheat from the garrulous chaff.