Distinction Between Investigation, Inquiry and Trial

INVESTIGATION: In common dialect, “investigation” and “inquiry” are used as synonymous. Under the Criminal Procedure Code, Section 2 (h) the term “investigation” is to be conducted always by a police officer or any other authorized person other than a Magistrate, …

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What Is A First Information Report (FIR)?

First Information Report, abbreviated FIR, is a written document recording the instance of the commission of a cognisable crime. The FIR is recorded by the police as and when they receive the information and any action by the law enforcement …

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What Happens When A Charge is Amended?

Charge implies a conventional allegation by the authorities that the denounced has submitted a predetermined offense and Amend intends to address or correct; to expel the deficiencies or blunders in. At the point when an underlying charge is amended, it …

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What are the Seven Stages of Criminal Trial?

INTRODUCTION: The code of criminal procedure, 1973 is a procedural branch of law. The code of criminal procedure, 1973 basically deals with the rules and procedure to be followed while dealing with criminal cases in India. The jurisprudential essence of …

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Difference Between Hearing And Trial

INTRODUCTION India has a well-established Criminal Justice System which is primarily governed by three acts, namely 1) Indian Penal Code, 1860; 2) Code of Criminal Procedure 1973; and 3) Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter …

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