WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT STAGES IN TRIAL IN POLICE CASE?

In Criminal Laws, there are few stages in Trial and they differ according to the status of the Complainant – if the Complaint before the Court instituted by the Police, then the procedure is bit longer and when the Complainant is a private person or a statutory bodies then the procedure is short. Firstly, framing […]

WHAT IS TRIAL?

Be it Civil or Criminal, Family or Labour or Company, the Court has to progress with the case it handles stage-wise and one such stage is called Trial. Otherwise, in Criminal Courts, a stage is set for Trial only after numbering of the Complaint as a Calendar Case [Court allows a Complaint filed by a[…..]

CAN A PRIVATE COMPLAINT BE WITHDRAWN BY THE COMPLAINANT?

Yes. The Complainant can withdraw his Complaint under Section 257 of Cr.P.C. with the leave of the Court provided the offences [he sought the intervention of the Court to punish the Accused] are compoundable in nature and are the Complainant before pronouncement of Judgment and at any stage withdraw by not-pressing the Complaint.

WHAT IS MAINTAINABILITY / ADMISSION OF THE CASE?

In a Police based Complaint, the Jurisdiction Court does not look much on the maintainability and admission of the case – as another wing of the Judiciary – Prosecution – took a view of the case details and gave its assent on both factors; maintainability and admission of the case. The crux is – the[…..]

WHAT ARE THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS WHEN A PRIVATE COMPLAINT WAS DISMISSED BY THE FIRST INSTANCE COURT [JURISDICTION COURT]?

Now the Complainant upon receipt of the dismissal order of the Lower Court can approach any of the Courts – Sessions Court or the High Court under their Revisional Powers exercise by them under Section 397 and 398 of Cr.P.C. The Complainant becomes an Appellant or Revisioner thereby and prays the Appellate Court for call[…..]

WHEN AND WHY PRIVATE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED BY THE COURT?

Private Complaint filed by an Individual or a body corporate are manier times dismissed by the Court and the reasons for its dismissal varies; Jurisdiction, Limitation, Cause of Action are some reasons were seen for for its dismissal. However, those facts were determined by the Court before taking up the Complaint in its file. Otherwise,[…..]

WHAT IS PRIVATE COMPLAINT AND HOW IT WORKS?

Section 200 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, allows a person to register his Complaint with the Magistrate under whose jurisdiction the crime was commissioned. Although, the headnote of the provision says “Examination of Complainant,” – it literal meaning is – the Complainant – if he reduced his Complaint in written and presented before the[…..]