Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Archives

Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate cannot transfer a case from one Court or another on application or suo motu under Section 450 BNSS: Delhi HC

The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate cannot exercise the administrative power of transfer of case from one Court to another within its jurisdiction, unless an order is passed by the High Court under Section 10(2) of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Expedition of trial cannot be at cost of fairness’; Delhi HC permits cross examination of Head Constable in Delhi riots case

While this court does not fault the Trial Court for attempting to proceed with the trial expeditiously, but, denying to the petitioner (‘accused’) the right to cross-examine the Head Constable on an issue which is critical to his defence appears to have been a disproportionate sense of expedition.

Events/Webinars News

ICPS organises its 4th Training Programme on New Criminal Laws for Officials

The Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies organised the two-day training programme on New Criminal Laws for Officials of Ministries, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assemblies.

Case Briefs High Courts

Will offence of forgery, fabrication, and filing of false affidavit, warrant lodging of complaint u/S. 340 CrPC? Delhi HC explains

“Persons who indulge in forgery and fabrication, especially, in respect of documentary evidence which relied upon heavily that too in order to obtain an ex-parte inunction cannot be allowed to go scot-free.”