-By Mujeeb Ur Rehman “A person is innocent until proven guilty” This is one of the most sacred principles of the criminal justice system, regardless of jurisdiction of which it belongs to; and in order to prove any person guilty, evidence against him/her is a mandatory requirement. Here the criminal justice system fails to believe … Continue reading Preservation of Evidence: Need of our Criminal Justice System
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Need for Application of Judicial Mind in Granting Remand: Discerning the Nexus between Remand Periods and Media Pressure
-By Tanmay Gupta and Yashasvi Raj Introduction As per Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (“Code”), an accused can be remanded for a maximum period of fifteen days at a time, up to ninety days. Conventionally, since the first day is included in the 24-hour production before the Magistrate, in practice, the maximum … Continue reading Need for Application of Judicial Mind in Granting Remand: Discerning the Nexus between Remand Periods and Media Pressure
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