Code of Criminal Procedure 1973

Power of Judicial Magistrate to Record Confessions and Statements (Section 164 of Cr.P.C)

Introduction - Section 164 of the code of criminal procedure provides the special procedure for the recording of confessions and state…

Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial According to Section 475(1) of the Code of Criminal Pro…

Introduction - A composition is an arrangement whereby there is the settlement of the differences between the injured party and the person …

What is arrest - The term "Arrest" is not defined either in the code of criminal procedure or in the various substantive Acts. Th…

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

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

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

Introduction - An Accused person has the right to have each case transferred to another court if he has reasonable cause to believe that …

What is Bail - Bail is the security with securities for the prisoners' appearance to answer the charge at a specified time and pl…

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

Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial - According to Section 475 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 197…

Powers of Courts - Section 26 to 35 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 speaks about Powers of Courts. 1) Courts by which offenses are tri…

The police officer of the rank of inspector or above may be appointed as Assistant Public Prosecutor in any case provided that he has not hi…

Introduction - The public prosecutor is the holder of a public office. The public officer is not a part of the investigation agency he i…

1) Application of the Chapter Section 265A of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides - (1) This Chapter shall apply in respect of an accu…