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 ...

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

The offence of criminal conspiracy can be proved by either direct or circumstantial evidence. However, conspiracy is usually hatched in a secret and private setting which makes it almost impossible to ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in Sardar Amarjit Singh Kalra (Dead) by LRs v. Pramod Gupta (Smt.) (Dead) by LRs (2003) 3 SCC 272 established a comprehensive framework for determining ...

The Supreme Court's decision in Vatsala Srinivasan v. Shyamala Raghunathan represents a significant advancement in Indian succession law. By establishing that beneficiaries can seek letters of ...