November 08,2019

CHAPTER VI, SECTION 61 TO 69 OF CRPC – PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE

CHAPTER VI, SECTION 61 TO 69OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE (CRPC)-PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE   . A summons is a legal document that is issued by a court in a civil lawsuit, or by a government agency in an administrative action. The document notifies the defendant he is being sued, or that there is an administrative action … Continue reading “CHAPTER VI, SECTION 61 TO 69 OF CRPC – PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE”

November 07,2019

CHAPTER V, SECTION 41 TO 60A OF CRPC – ARREST OF PERSONS

CHAPTER V, SECTION 41 TO 60A OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE (CRPC) – ARREST OF PERSONS A police officer may arrest a person who is committing or attempting to commit a crime in the officer’s presence. An officer may also arrest a person provided that the officer reasonably believes a crime to have been committed and the person arrested to be the guilty party. 41. When police may … Continue reading “CHAPTER V, SECTION 41 TO 60A OF CRPC – ARREST OF PERSONS”

November 07,2019

CHAPTER IV, SECTION 36 TO 40 OF CRPC – POWER OF SUPERIOR OFFICERS OF POLICE

CHAPTER IV, SECTION 36 TO 40 OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE  36. Powers of superior officers of police. Police officers superior in rank to an officer in charge of a police station may exercise the same powers, throughout the local area to which they are appointed, as may be exercised by such officer within the limits of … Continue reading “CHAPTER IV, SECTION 36 TO 40 OF CRPC – POWER OF SUPERIOR OFFICERS OF POLICE”

October 14,2019

FIR: First Information Report and Police Complaint – How It Works

Introduction The basic purpose of filing a FIR is to set criminal law into motion and not to state all the minute details therein, A First Information Report is the initial step in a criminal case recorded by the police and contains the basic knowledge of the crime committed, place of commission, time of commission, who was … Continue reading “FIR: First Information Report and Police Complaint – How It Works”

October 12,2019

CHAPTER II, SECTION 6 TO 25A OF CRPC – CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES

CHAPTER II, SECTION 6 TO 25A OF CRPC – CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES 6.Classes Criminal Courts. Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law, other than this Code, there shall be, in every State, the following classes of Criminal Courts, namely:- (i) Courts of Session; (ii) Judicial Magistrates of the first class … Continue reading “CHAPTER II, SECTION 6 TO 25A OF CRPC – CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES”