About Presumption under Evidence Act
Views : 17 Generally when the Court assumes the presence of a reality that is known as presumption. With the
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Evidence Law
Doctrine Of Res Gestae
Views : 63 Res Gestae is a Latin word, meaning “Things done”. Res Gestae refers to a statement made at
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Admissibility of Dying Declaration
Views : 49 Dying Declaration means words said by a person before his death which formalizes into a declaration made
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Evidentiary value of privileged Communication
Views : 60 When two people or parties talk or interact with each other privately, who share a protected relationship,
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Analysis of the Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel
Views : 77 The principle of estoppel is based on equity and to protect the person in fundamental rule of
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Plea of ALIBI
The word ‘alibi’ is of Latin origin which means “elsewhere”. It is used by the accused in order to safeguard himself, to show that when the offence took place, he was present elsewhere and that it would be exceptionally unrealistic for him to have been able to reach that specific place where the offence has taken place.
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Expound the Term “Test Identification Parade’’
In all criminal trials, two things should be identified, i.e. whether the alleged offence was committed and who committed the crime. To identify the accused, the practice of test identification parade (hereinafter, TIP) is undertaken. This test is done by the magistrate in the absence of interference by police. Section 9 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 talks about the Test identification parade.
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Evidentiary value of FIR
FIR stands for First Information Report and is dealt with under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter, “CrPC”). It simply means any information given by a person (this can be anyone including the victim, third party, etc.) to a police officer on duty regarding the commission of an alleged cognizable offense.
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