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Do Magistrates have Power to Extend Time for Detention & Investigation of UAPA Offences u/ Sec 167, CrPC?
Recently, the Supreme Court has affirmed that a Magistrate cannot grant extensions to investigation agencies for the purpose of carrying out investigations under Sec167, CrPC when the accused is charged under the UAPA. This decision was made by relying on the case of Bikramjit Singh v State of Punjab. This post seeks to enquire into the law on this point by adverting to a textual analysis of relevant provisions and discussing the said case law.
Marital Rape in India: Perpetuating the Patriarchy Through Law
Non-criminalization of marital rape can be seen as a product of the patriarchal norms and ideologies that are still rampant in India.
Power u/ Sec 319 CrPC | Manjeet Singh v. State of Haryana – Comment
The power under Section 319 CrPC cannot be exercised in a casual manner. It is invoked in circumstances where strong & convincing evidence...
Explainer | Victim’s Right to Appeal, Sec 372 CrPC
A victim can file an appeal against an order of sentence of a criminal court on specific grounds as under Section 372, CrPC.
Book Review: Inside The Criminal Mind (2014) by Stanton E. Samenow
Inside The Criminal Mind provides brilliant reasoning for why criminals are difficult to identify and why most rehabilitation attempts are met with dissatisfying results.
Reconciling Bail Law under UAPA in terms of a Regulation Based Model
While comparing bail provisions of the UAPA with prior anti-terror legislations, the Law Commission noted that bail under the UAPA is more liberal as compared to its predecessors and that in previous anti-terror.... []
Criminal Law Review National Writing Competition | Reg By Sept 5 | Prize Worth 10K
Criminal Law Review (CrLR), a research organisation, was founded in Jan '18. The competition is open to all the UG Law or PG (LLM) students from India and abroad.