fake representation as Supreme Court lawyer
Case BriefsDistrict Court

The Court stated that the accused had not only cheated the public at large but also attempted to disrespect the noble legal profession.

Bombay High Court
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Rahul Gandhi was relieved from the allegations of defaming RSS in a speech made during the 2014 Elections campaign

Three Novel Criminal Laws
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MNLU Mumbai’s Centre for Research in Criminal Justice (CRCJ) is pleased to announce a Five Days Online Workshop for a comprehensive understanding

2024 SCC Vol. 4 Part 2
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Consumer Protection — Consumer Forums — Jurisdiction and Powers of Consumer Forum — Relegation to civil suit/ADR/Arbitration: Consumer disputes are non-arbitrable, [M.

Prof. Kunal Ambasta
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Interviewed by K.V. Vinaya

National Law University Jodhpur
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National Law University Jodhpur (NLUJ) and Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, organized the Two-Week

K.T.S. Tulsi Mock Trial Competition
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Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA, is hosting the annual National Youth Festival, SymFiesta’24, from March 15-17, 2024. Alongside an array of Cultural and

Anuja Pethia
Interviews

Interviewed by Sucharita Mishra

RANKA National Moot Court-2
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Lawctopus Post Particulars • About the Organisers About Faculty of Law at Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur At Faculty of Law, Vivekananda Global

Vishavjeet Chaudhary
Interviews

Interviewed by Dikshi Arora

rape case acquit
Case BriefsDistrict Court

The Special Judge opined that the prosecutrix’s conduct of never disclosing anything about incident to anybody nor seeking anybody’s help during relevant period, cast a serious doubt on her version of events.

Second Petition under Section 482 CrPC
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court was deciding the appeal against Allahabad High Court’s order wherein it had held that the petitioner could not continue to challenge the proceedings when he had not raised objections to the charge sheet or cognizance order in his first petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

2023 SCC Vol. 8 Part 4
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Proof — Burden and Onus of proof — Recourse to S. 106 of the Evidence Act

criminal law review blog
Law School NewsOthers

The Centre of Research in Criminal Justice (CRCJ) at MNLU Mumbai is inviting well researched submissions for its blog, on a rolling basis.

code of investigation for police
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“It is high time that a consistent and dependable code of investigation is devised with a mandatory and detailed procedure for the police to implement and abide by during the course of their investigation so that the guilty do not walk free on technicalities, as they do in most cases in our country.”

scc-vol_8-part_1
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Advocates — Senior Advocates — Designation of: Guidelines issued by Supreme Court in Indira Jaising, (2017) 9 SCC 766 for greater objectivity

2023 scc vol. 6 part 5
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Circumstantial Evidence — Generally: Principles reiterated relating to essential conditions that must be fulfilled before conviction

section 304 ipc
Case BriefsSupreme Court

While summarising the principles for altering conviction under Section 304 Part I of the IPC to Section 304 Part II of the IPC, the Supreme Court highlighted the difference between ‘guilty intention’ and ‘guilty knowledge’.

jammu and kashmir and ladakh high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The High Court was deliberating over a bail application wherein the accused was charged under S. 377, IPC and POCSO act for commission of fiendish crime against a child.

karnataka high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Holding that commission of rape on a woman’s dead body would not attract Ss. 375 and 377, Penal Code, 1860, the Court pointed out that its high time for the Central Government to consider amending S. 377 or introduce a specific provision to address necrophilia, sadism.