Supreme Court: Magistrate Cannot Be Judge in His Own Cause
Supreme Court rules that a magistrate cannot act as judge in his own cause, quashing proceedings against railway officials and reaffirming judicial impartiality.
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Supreme Court rules that a magistrate cannot act as judge in his own cause, quashing proceedings against railway officials and reaffirming judicial impartiality.
Allahabad High Court rules that Magistrate’s FIR directions under Section 156(3) CrPC are interlocutory and cannot be challenged by proposed accused through revision.
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that remand is illegal if police fail to provide written grounds of arrest before a magistrate. This landmark judgment strengthens Article 21,…
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India reaffirmed that Magistrates can direct police to register FIRs under Section 156(3) CrPC when a cognizable offence is disclosed. T…