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Showing posts with label session trial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label session trial. Show all posts
Sunday, 24 May 2026

From Accused to Approver: How to Weigh Turncoat Testimony after State of Tamil Nadu v. Ponnusamy & Ors.

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The Supreme Court’s treatment of PW12 (the approver) in State of Tamil Nadu v. Ponnusamy & Ors .  dated    May 19, 2026, citation:  2026...
Saturday, 23 May 2026

Forensic Delay and the Duty of the Sessions Court: Judicial Control Over Missing Scientific Reports in Sessions Trials

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Delay in receipt of a material scientific report can paralyse a sessions trial, weaken the truth-finding process, and undermine the constitu...
Wednesday, 6 May 2026

From Barrel to Bench: How a Sessions Court Should Deal With Ballistic Reports in Firearm Trials?

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1. Statutory backdrop: expert opinion and ballistics In cases involving firearms, the court has to form an opinion on scientific matters suc...
Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Guide for Session Judges for appreciating evidence of CA Reports, FSL Report, DNA report and all scientific experts report in Sessions Trials

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A forensic report often enters the courtroom with an aura of certainty. Once the Chemical Analyser or FSL states that blood matches, DNA cor...
Sunday, 12 April 2026

Probation in Sessions Cases After BNSS: Why Maharashtra Courts Must Apply the Probation of Offenders Act First

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A recurring sentencing issue before criminal courts in Maharashtra is whether probation can be granted in a sessions-triable offence, partic...
Saturday, 11 April 2026

What Precautions Should a Sessions Judge Take While Passing Sentence After Conviction? A Practical BNSS Guide to Avoid Illegality

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 Sentencing is not a routine tailpiece to conviction. Once guilt is recorded, the Sessions Judge enters a distinct judicial stage in which f...
Wednesday, 25 February 2026

From Vein to Verdict: Blood Sampling SOP & Courtroom Reliability of DNA Evidence under BNSS (2023)

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DNA profiling is often presented as “conclusive science”, but in court it is only as trustworthy as the collection, sealing, storage, tr...
Monday, 16 February 2026

Gujarat HC: Remand Beyond 15 Days Of Accused Already In Custody S.346(2) BNSS in Session trial is Not Illegal

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To put it differently, if the trial of a person accused of an offence which is triable by a Sessions Court is not concluded within any speci...
Sunday, 15 February 2026

Questions and answers on law (Part 87)

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 Q 1:- explain the procedure of session trial as per provisions of BNSS The Sessions trial procedure under BNSS is laid down in the Chapter ...
Friday, 21 November 2025

Crime Scene Panchnama vs. Demonstration Panchnama: The Game-Changing Ruling That Every Judge and Advocate Must Know

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  When a Panchnama Becomes Your Enemy in Court: Understanding the Critical Difference The evidentiary value of panchnamas in criminal tria...

Bombay HC: Whether Demonstration panchnama proved by prosecution is admissible in evidence in criminal trial?

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  A similar situation also arose before the Gujarat High  Court in the case of Ramkishore Bharatsinh Yadav Vs. State of  Gujarat and another...
Monday, 10 November 2025

Telangana HC: What is the appropriate method of proving medical certificate or post mortem report in Session trial if doctor who has issued that certificate or report is not available?

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 The core contention of the learned counsel for the appellant/accused is that the doctor who examined the victim and allegedly issued Ex. P8...

Supreme Court: Under which circumstances Session Judge can permit production of additional documents by prosecution after filing of chargesheet?

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 From the aforesaid sub-sections, it is apparent that normally, the investigating Officer is required to produce all the relevant documents ...

Bombay HC: Whether a prosecution witness in Session trial can produce documents not part of the charge-sheet filed before the Court?

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A perusal of the provisions of the Cr.P.C. and the entire scheme contemplated therein demonstrates that there is no provision available for ...

Madhya Pradesh HC: Whether Session court can permit witness to directly produce additional documents during sessions trial at time of recording evidence?

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 It is also apparent from the aforesaid provision that it is for the prosecutor only to state by what evidence he/she proposes to prove the ...
Sunday, 23 February 2025

The Role of Call Detail Records in Criminal Proceedings: A Critical Analysis

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 Call Detail Records (CDRs) have emerged as pivotal pieces of evidence in criminal investigations, particularly in cases involving serious a...
Sunday, 19 January 2025

Bombay HC: The Session Judge must record evidence of Chemical analyser in NDPS Case to Prove CA Report

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The next important flaw which can be seen is the failure of the prosecution to examine the CA. It is noticed that in the Vidarbha region, in...

Bombay HC: What procedure the court should adopt while recording evidence of CD or pen drive or any other electronic gadget in criminal trial?

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  It is to be noted that the video recording of the entire process was the best evidence in the possession of the prosecution. The question ...
Saturday, 9 November 2024

Bombay HC: What precautions Session Judge should take while putting question U/S 313 of CRPC to accused?

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  I have perused the  313   Cr. P.C.  statements of the appellants recorded by the learned Judge. While recording the  313   Cr. P.C.  state...

Bombay HC: What precautions Session Judge should take while admitting the CA reports and the DNA report?

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   The Prosecutor has not examined the carrier, who had deposited the samples with R.F.S.L., Amravati. The Investigating Officer did not pro...