Summons Case and Warrant Case
What is summons case? Meaning of Summons Case: - Summons is a document that orders a person to whom it was sent to appear before the Court and answer the Magistrate…
Types of Trials: Sessions Trial, Warrant Trial, Summons Trial, Summary Trial
What is a Trial? Meaning of Trial: - Trial is the process in a court of law where a judge or a magistrate listens to evidence and decides if somebody…
Complaint to Magistrate
What is complaint to magistrate? According to Section 2 (d) of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 "complaint" means any allegation made orally or in writing to a Magistrate, with a view…
Plea bargaining
Meaning of Plea Bargaining It is the practice of negotiating an agreement between the prosecution and the defense whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense or (in the…
Inherent Powers of Court
What is Inherent Powers of Court? Meaning of Inherent Powers of Court: - Inherent power of Court are those powers which are not subject to be taken away from the courts…
Cognizable Offence and Non-Cognizable Offence
Cognizable offence and non-cognizable offence are classifications of crime used in the legal system of India. Non-cognizable offences includes misbehavior, public annoyance etc. All cognizable offences are non-bailable due to their serious and heinous nature.…
Charge under CrPC
Definition of Charge Charge under crpc is defined under section 2(b) of the code of criminal procedure inclusively. According to this section, the charge includes any head of the charge…
Bailable Offence and Non-Bailable Offence
Introduction Bailable offence means an offence which is shown as bailable in the First Schedule or which is made bailable by any other Law for the time being in force. Non-Bailable Offence means any other offence. Bailable offences are regarded as less…
Arrest and Rights of an Arrested Person
The word Arrest is not defined under the code of criminal procedure. Rights of an arrested person are defined under the code of criminal procedure. What is arrest? Meaning of…
Appeal
The term "appeal" is not defined in the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, (hereinafter CrPC), however, it can be described as a judicial examination of a decision delivered by a…
Reference and Revision
A Judge may make some error as Judge is also a human. No human is perfect, this is applied to Judges or Magistrates as well. The provisions such as Appeal,…