Each guide explains one legal question through the judgments published on NyayVidhan, with every proposition cited to the Court’s own paragraph numbers. Open a judgment from any guide to read its full summary and source.
When can a recovery made on the accused's information be proved? A guide to Section 27 of the Evidence Act: what it admits, disclosures without discovery, Article 20(3), police witnesses, possession of the place, forensic links and why a recovery alone may not...
How do courts decide a case with no eyewitness? A guide to the complete-chain rule, the last-seen circumstance, recoveries and forensic links, witness conduct, electronic messages, confessions, motive and appellate review, drawn from 15 Supreme Court and Rajas...
When does long custody or a delayed trial justify bail? A guide to the right to a speedy trial under Article 21, Section 436-A CrPC, how the NDPS Act, UAPA and PMLA bail bars yield to prolonged incarceration, the factors courts weigh and the limits of the prin...
When can bail be cancelled, and when can an order granting bail be set aside? A guide to the two remedies, the High Court's power under Section 439(2), misuse of liberty, parity, criminal antecedents, suppression of facts, Section 37 of the NDPS Act and the li...
When will a High Court quash an FIR, complaint, summons or charge? A guide to Section 482 CrPC and Section 528 BNSS: the Bhajan Lal tests, no-offence and civil-dispute cases, omnibus allegations, abuse of process, the grounds courts reject, and the right forum...
When may an appellate court set aside an acquittal? A guide to the double presumption of innocence, the two-views rule, the duty to meet the trial court's reasons, the errors that have justified reversal, why acquittals are upheld, hearing on sentence, the vic...
Sections 35 and 54 of the NDPS Act presume a culpable mental state and guilt from possession. A guide to when the presumptions arise, what conscious possession means, how they are rebutted, vehicle owners under Section 25, and why they cannot rescue an unprove...
Can a statement recorded under Section 67 of the NDPS Act be used as a confession? A guide to the "police officer" question under Section 25 of the Evidence Act, the Tofan Singh ruling, and how courts now treat such statements at trial, on bail, at charge and...
When does Section 37 of the NDPS Act bar bail, and what must a court record before granting it? A guide to the twin conditions, the reasons courts have held insufficient, procedural lapses, long custody and Article 21, and bail pending appeal, drawn from 26 Su...
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