Persons Entitled to payment under Life Insurance

What is insurance -        Insurance is a plan which ensures certainty of payment for the uncertain loss. The aim of all kinds of insuran...

Attendance of persons confined in prisons before Criminal Court

Section 266 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 defines -          (a) “Detained” includes detained under any law providing for preve...

Disposal of property (Section 451 to Section 459 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)

Disposal of property -       Chapter XXXIV, Section 451 to Section 459 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 provides provision regardi...

Legal Aid: Eligibility, Refusal of legal Aid and mode of Providing Legal Aid

Introduction -           The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 has been enacted to provide Legal Aid to the poor and needy people. The...

Withdrawal of cases and Appeals (Code of Criminal Procedure 1973)

Withdrawal of cases and Appeals -              Section 409, 410 and Section 411 of the Code of Criminal Procedure speaks about the withd...

Transfer of Criminal Cases and Appeals (Cr.P.C Section 406 to Section 408 )

Introduction -         An Accused person has the right to have each case transferred to another court if he has reasonable cause to beli...

When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offense

What is Bail -              Bail is the security with securities for the prisoners' appearance to answer the charge at a specified ti...

Maximum period for which an undertrial prisoner can be detained (436A CR.P.C)

Maximum period for which an undertrial prisoner can be detained -                      According to Section 436A of the code of Crimina...

Withdrawal of cases and appeals (Criminal Procedure Code 1973)

Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges        According to Section 409 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973,  (1) A Sess...