CASE TITLE: RAJESH SHARMA AND ORS. VS STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANR. DATE OF JUDGMENT: July 27, 2017 INTRODUCTION Case of Rajesh Sharma and Ors. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr is related to the abuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code( IPC) which deals with violence against the woman of […]
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Introduction Expert Opinion under the Indian Evidence Act holds a very significant weight and legal proceedings. An ‘expert’ is defined as a person who possesses special knowledge, skill, or experience in any particular field under section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act. Expert opinion assists judges in the court to understand very complex matters that […]
Introduction Undertrial prisoners are those people who are facing trial in any court and during such trial are kept in judicial custody in prison. In 2020, a staggering 76% of all prison inmates were undertrials, with 68% being either illiterate or school dropouts. States like Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Punjab, and Odisha exhibited high […]
Author- Purujit Mongia, Law student, University of Delhi Introduction Honourable Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, in the monsoon session, has tabled three revolutionary bills in the Parliament. These will transform the existing criminal jurisprudence practised in the country. Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, and Bhartiya Sakshya Bill 2023 have been introduced […]