Murder under Supposed Circumstances

Comment : The Court summed up the law on death caused under supposed circumstances. The Law in a nutshell is examine the initial mens rea ? and not the latter one because when the person takes another to be dead and then hangs him up to potrray this as a suicide he has mens rea only […]

Role of Judge in a Criminal Trial

A judgment of seminal important on the role of a judge in a criminal trial, the breadth of the 165/311 inquisitorial aspects of court’s jurisdiction are dealt with. Supreme Court Ram Chander vs State Of Haryana on 25 February, 1981 Equivalent citations: 1981 AIR 1036, 1981 SCR (3) 12 Bench: Reddy, O Chinnappa PETITIONER: […]