Karnataka High Court Lays Down Guidelines For Magistrates When Ordering Investigation Of Non-Cognizable Offences

Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Karnataka High Court has strictly warned Magistrates not to deviate from the given guidelines (given below) and gave a warning that doing so would be considered contributing to the already concerning backlogs. In a recent decision, Justice M. Nagaprasanna, Read more

In Case Of Circumstantial Evidence, Chain Has To Be Complete In All Respects To Indicate Guilt Of Accused: Supreme Court

Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Supreme Court of India highlighted an issue while acquitting a defendant in a 22-year-old murder case. The chain of evidence in a case of circumstantial evidence must be complete in all respects and also exclude any other possibility. Read more