In summary, while judicial confessions are strong, reliable evidence that can independently support conviction, extra-judicial confessions are weak evidence requiring careful scrutiny and ...

In Indian criminal law, motive and intention are distinct concepts that serve different purposes in determining criminal liability. While often used interchangeably in casual conversation, they have ...

Sessions courts in India have specific limitations regarding deciding criminal appeals and revisions in the absence of the accused, with established legal principles that prioritize fair trial and due ...

Double jeopardy is based on the Latin maxim "nemo debet bis vexari pro una et eadem causa" which means "no one ought to be vexed twice for one and the same cause". The doctrine traces its origin to ...

The Supreme Court's ruling establishes that while informant/raiding officers can generally investigate NDPS cases, the accused must prove specific bias or unfairness to challenge such investigations, ...

DNA technology has fundamentally revolutionized the criminal justice system, transforming how forensic investigations are ...

Advancing justice through DNA technology requires adherence to strict quality assurance standards, including laboratory ...

The Court emphasized that Section 387 is an aggravated form of Section 385, not Section 384, thereby establishing that the legislative intent was to criminalize the threatening conduct itself, not ...

In a groundbreaking judgment that resolves a long-standing jurisdictional confusion in criminal law, the Supreme Court has definitively established that trial courts possess the authority to cancel ...

The Jitendra Kumar Rode judgment represents more than a procedural victory—it exposes the inadequacy of traditional ...

In a significant judgment delivered on April 8, 2025, the Supreme Court of India addressed a crucial legal question: Can a ...

19. If a right of production of documents at the trial stage exists, it is a natural corollary that the High Court, sitting in appeal, must benefit from those documents. In the considered view of this ...