Articles - Legal Studies

Article 20(2)

An acquitted person cannot be tried for the same offences on the same facts.

Article 20(3)

Right against Self Incrimination.

Article 32

Concurrent Original Jurisdiction for the Supreme Court to enforce fundamental rights.

Article 124(4)

President's power to remove judges with a special majority from Parliament.

Article 129

Makes the Supreme Court a Court of Record.

Article 132(1)

Appeal from High Court to Supreme Court in constitutional cases only if certified by HC.

Article 133

Appeal from High Court to Supreme Court in Civil Cases.

Article 134

Appeal from High Court to Supreme Court in Criminal Cases.

Article 136

Powers of the Supreme Court to grant special leave to appeal from any judgement.

Article 141

Law passed by Supreme Court is binding on all courts within India.

Article 143

Special Advisory Jurisdiction.

Article 214

There shall be a High Court for each state.

Article 215

High Court is a court of record.

Article 226

Writ Petitions for High Court.

Article 227

Writ Petitions for High Court.

Article 233

Minimum of 7 years experience required to become a District Judge, appointed by Governor.

Article 234

High Court must be consulted when appointing anyone in the judicial service.

Section 10 of CPC

Res Sub Judice: A court cannot hear the same suit being heard by another court.

Section 11 of CPC

Res judicata: Subsequent suits can be made upon the first suit.

Section 2(A) of CRPC

All offences greater than 3 years are non-bailable.

Section 2(G) of CRPC

Inquiry.

Section 2(x) of CRPC

Warrant Case.

Section 9 of CRPC

Sessions Court exists for every Sessions Division.

Section 11 of CRPC

Establishment of Judicial Magistrates.

Section 15 of CRPC

Judicial Magistrates are subordinate to Sessions Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate.

Section 16 of CRPC

Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates.

Section 17 of CRPC

Courts of Chief Metropolitan Magistrates.

Section 18 of CRPC

Special Metropolitan Magistrates.

Section 29 of CRPC

Judicial Magistrates of the First Class cannot pass punishment exceeding 3 years.

Section 50 of CRPC

Arrested person must be informed of the grounds of arrest.

Section 50A of CRPC

Arrested person can inform a nominated person about the arrest.

Section 51 of CRPC

Arrested person may be searched.

Section 53 of CRPC

Police can send an arrested person for medical examination.

Section 54 of CRPC

Medical Examination Request.

Section 57/167 of CRPC

Accused must be produced to the Magistrate within 24 hours of arrest.

Section 93(1)(c) of CRPC

General Search Warrant.

Section 154 of CRPC

Statement of the informant is treated as FIR.

Section 154(3) of CRPC

Police cannot refuse to take FIR, aggrieved can write to SI.

Section 155 of CRPC

Non-cognizable offences are to be recorded.

Section 190(1) of CRPC

Allows the Magistrate to take cognizance of a private complaint.

Section 225 of CRPC

All trials before a Sessions Court must be conducted by a Public Prosecutor.

Sections 260-265 of CRPC

Summary Trials.

Section 300 of CRPC

Acquitted person cannot be tried for same offences on the same facts.

Section 309 of CRPC

There must be no delay in court proceedings.

Section 436 of CRPC

If detained without warrant, a person can be bailed at the court’s discretion.

Section 438 of CRPC

Anticipatory Bail.