The expression 'Personal Liberty' in Article 21 has broad scope, encompassing various rights that constitute an individual's personal liberty. Some of these rights have been elevated to the sta...
A case may be compounded at any time before the sentence is pronounced. Therefore, a petition of compromise, filed by the parties when the judgment was actually being written, should be accepte...
To have speedy justice is a fundamental right which flows from Article 21 of the Constitution. An appeal, bearing a statutory right, does not attain finality during the pendency of the appeal, and ...
The code makes no distinction between an appeal from an acquittal and an appeal from a conviction - Durgacharan AIR 1966 SC 1775. There are certain rules of adjudication and conduct that judges inv...
It is well settled that every member of a tribunal called upon to try issues in judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings must be able to act judicially. It is essential for judicial decisions and...
The golden rule in criminal cases is to prefer the probable to the possible. In the court's view, since the doctor stated that, in the normal course, the injuries found on the person of the dec...
The golden rule in criminal cases is to prefer the probable to the possible. In the court's vie...
A case may be compounded at any time before the sentence is pronounced. Therefore, a petition o...
To have speedy justice is a fundamental right which flows from Article 21 of the Constitution. An...
It is well settled that every member of a tribunal called upon to try issues in judicial or qua...