Category: Criminal Law
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Administrative and criminal proceedings operate independently; procedural lapses in former do not nullify latter.
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Premature Release – Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services (Management) Act, 2010, Section 77 – Kerala Prisons Rules, 1958, Rule 299(c) – Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services (Management) Rules, 2014, Rule 377 – Constitution of India, Article 14.
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Quashment of Criminal Proceedings – PoCSO Act, 2012 – Section 23(4) – Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 – Section 83(2) – Indian Penal Code – Sections 120B, 465, 419, 109, 471, 201 – Media Broadcast – Public Interest Journalism.
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Criminal Procedure – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 – Section 379 – Offences Affecting Administration of Justice – Procedural Requirements.
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Criminal Procedure – Section 482 Cr.P.C. – Quashing of Criminal Proceedings – Scope of Inherent Powers – Prima Facie Case.
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Criminal Law – Murder – Acquittal – Reversal by High Court – Section 302 IPC – Section 106, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Burden of Proof – Alibi – Circumstantial Evidence
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Criminal Procedure – Investigation – Transfer to CBI – Scope of Constitutional Courts’ Power – Exceptional Circumstances Required.
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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 319 – Power to Summon Additional Accused – Scope and Threshold – Evidence Required – Revisional Jurisdiction of High Court.