What is Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering (PML) Act, 2002?
Section 19 of the PML Act reads: Power to Arrest – (1) If the Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director or any other officer authorized in this behalf by the Central…
What is Further Investigation?
The dictionary meaning of ‘further’ (when used as an adjective) is ‘additional; more; supplemental’. ‘Further’ investigation therefore is the continuation of the earlier investigation and not a fresh investigation or…
What are the alternatives before a Magistrate when a “Final Report” is filed?
Wherever a final report forwarded by the Investigating Officer to a Magistrate under Section 173(2)(i) of the CrPC is placed before him, several situations may arise. The report may conclude…
Section 169 of the CrPC reads as under:
Section 169 of CrPC – Release of accused when evidence deficient.— If, upon an investigation under this Chapter, it appears to the officer in charge of the police station that…
Disposal or Confiscation of the Property
Section 451 of the CrPC – Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases. — When any property is produced before any Criminal Court during any…
Condonation of Delay
The courts are conferred with discretionary powers to admit an appeal even after the expiry of the prescribed period provided the proposed appellant is able to establish ‘sufficient cause’ for…
Difference between Law and Order and Public Order
The true distinction between the areas of law and order and public order lies not merely in the nature or quality of the act, but in the degree and extent…
What is “Habeas Corpus”?
‘Habeas corpus’ literally means “have the body”. By this writ, the court can direct to have the body of the person detained to be brought before it in order to…
About National Food Security Act, 2013
Constitution of India does not clearly provide for Right to food, the fundamental Right to life enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution does include Right to live with human…
“Legal Foundations for Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Navigating the Digital Era,” organized by LexTech: Centre for Law, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation.
About the University: 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…