Quasi-judicial officer’s error in judgment does not automatically imply misconduct or favouritism. In absence of allegations of extraneous influence, departmental proceedings should not be initiated merely because a quasi-judicial order…
An extra judicial confession is considered as a weak type of evidence unless it inspires confidence or is fully corroborated by some other evidence of clinching nature, ordinarily conviction for…
About the Organization National Law University Odisha, the prestigious institution, is situated at the confluence of the Mahanadi and the Kathajodi rivers in the Millennium City or the Silver City…
Section 306 of the IPC (Section 108 of the B.N.S. Act) provides for punishment for the offence of abetment of suicide. It has to be read with Section 107 of…
Any person who is or was a judge or magistrate or a public servant and is accused of any offence alleged to have been committed by him while acting or…
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Section 405, IPC defines criminal breach of trust. It states that in order to constitute the offence of criminal breach of trust, it must be established that accused was entrusted…
It is open to a court to grant or refuse the prayer for bail, depending on the facts and circumstances of the particular case. The factors considers while grant of…
A criminal court, exercising jurisdiction to grant bail/anticipatory bail, is not expected to act as a recovery agent in order to solve the dues between the private party, and that…
Appointment on compassionate ground is never considered a right of a person. In fact, such appointment is violative of rule of equality enshrined and guaranteed under Article 14 of the…