Section 162 of Cr.P.C. deals with a situation that the statement given to the Police not to be signed by the person who gave it. And use of those statements in evidence. Clause 1 says, should the statement of a person reduced to writing during investigation he need not affix his signature on his statement. […]
Section 161 of Cr.P.C. deals with the Police’s examination of witnesses. An IO or the Police Officer appointed by the State and under latter’s instructions such Officer can examine orally any person who is acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case. Such person who is subjected to examination would truly answer to all[…..]
Section 160 Cr.P.C. deals with a situation of Police summoning any person for inquiry. An IO could summon any person [summon must be in writing] for inquiry at his Police Station. The IO is allowed to summon a person who is not even a resident of his Station limit, and still such person is acquainted[…..]
The Period of Limitation means taking Cognizance of an Offence and the same is described in Section 468 of Cr.P.C. No Court shall take any case if limitation period is ceased as follows; If the offence is punishable with only fine then it is 6 months One year if the offence is punishable with imprisonment[…..]
The Judicial Magistrate, Metropolitan Magistrate and any Magistrate of First Class specially empowered by the High Court, leaving aside offences like death penalty, life imprisonment or imprisonment above 2 years, offences under IPC Sections 379, 380, 381, 411, where theft, assisting, procurement and retaining of the property exceeding Rs. 2,000/- and offences under IPC Sections[…..]
In this Article, I prefer to inform the audience about various stages involved in a Criminal Case. Otherwise, a Case can be broadly divided into three Stages. they are; Pre-Trial Trial Post-Trial To make readers easily understand the stages in Criminal Case, I avoided discussing under those abovementioned three heads, but broken down those stages[…..]
The Police Officer may seize any property which he suspect to have been a stolen one, otherwise, the circumstances in which those properties were found raise doubt over commission of any offence. The Police Officer immediately report his seizure to his Incharge of the Police Station if he is subordinate to him. The Police Officer[…..]
The narratives in Sections 38, 70, 72, 74, 77, 78 and 79 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to the maximum apply to all Search Warrants issued under Sections 93, 94, 95 or section 97 of Cr.P.C. The Executant of a Search Warrant, if required to search or inspect a place and which is closed,[…..]
C – General provisions relating to searches The narratives in Sections 38, 70, 72, 74, 77, 78 and 79 to the maximum apply to all Search Warrants issued under Sections 93, 94, 95 or section 97. The Executant of a Search Warrant, if required to search or inspect a place and which is closed, the[…..]
When a Court or a Police Officer requires certain documents or any other things for trial or inquiry or for investigation and those documents or things are believed to be in the possession of a person. And, if he is called to produce the documents or things by the Court through Summons or by a[…..]