Category: Diaries of a Young Lawyer
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15 troubling aspects of the New Criminal Law amendments
Abstracted from a series of tweets by Mr. Chugh, accessible here 1. The new provision on Police Custody is deeply problematic. While it is…
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Right of the Victim to be heard in a Revision petition filed by the Accused
Are we still arguing this? Wasn’t this decided already? Well, the answer is Yes AND No. Taking a step back for a moment and…
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Deferment of cross examination of prosecution witnesses (Defence Counsel diaries)
Weaponisation of the Criminal Justice System and Perjury is rampant in India. False criminal cases are routinely filed to settle scores. In these cases,…
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15 things that you must do when you get a new case file/brief (Young Lawyer Diaries)
*Part of the ‘Letters to a Young Lawyer’ series. This series is inspired by my conversations with my brilliant younger colleagues at the Chambers.…
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Some thoughts on the distinction between a mere breach of contract and offence of cheating.
The clear distinction between these two concepts is often ignored. Often deliberately – with a view to turn a patently civil dispute into a…
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A few words on The Art (and Science!) of Cross Examination and Trial Warfare.
A lot of you have written to me – over the years – on advice relating to cross examination. Well, advice isn’t worth much…
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Law in 100 Words | Part 10 | Section 313 of the CrPC | Guest Post by Adv. Sholab Arora
Section 313 (1) (b) of CrPC obligates a trial court, after the prosecution evidence is complete, to question the accused “generally on the case…for…
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Law in 100 Words | Difference between Cancellation of Bail and Challenge to a Bail Order | Part 9
These two concepts are often misunderstood and confused. Cancellation of bail is where the prosecution (or the victim) moves the Court to get the bail…
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Law in 100 Words | The need and importance of giving ‘suggestions’ in cross examination | Part 9
Visualise an examination in chief like building a wall (made up of the bricks of relevant facts and facts in issue). Imagine cross examination…
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Law in 100 Words | Part 7 | Police not registering FIR | Guest Post
Guest post by Ms. Shrinkhla Jain, Assistant Manager-Legal, CJ Darcl Logistics Limited X goes to the police station to get an F.I.R lodged against her…
