CrPC

There are three types of special Magistrate - Special Judicial Magistrate, Special Metropolitan Magistrate, Special Executive Magistrate. Special Judicial Magistrate and Special Metropolitan Magistrate are appointed by the High Court on the…

The Court can issue a Summon, warrant, proclamation and attachment and bond to make sure the person appears before the court because the object is not to arrest but just the appearance of the person. Usually a summon is issued in summon…

When an offence is committed, the person informs the police or Magistrate and then the process is initiated. In a cognizable case, Police take the initiative and in non cognizable cases, police take the person to the magistrate and after…

Why do you need to know the difference between Summon and Warrant? Summons and warrants are differentiated on the basis of seriousness of the offences. Before we delve further, let's understand the method of procuring or calling the…

The victims of crime are not aware of the offences but most of the offenders are aware of the act because they have mens rea and they did the preparation. But what is a victim supposed to do? The definition of victim is mentioned under…

What can you do if any offence is committed against you which is criminal in nature? Are you going to the Police Station or Magistrate? Or are you not even going to report the case? One must know the procedure of pre-trial to…

In Code of Criminal Procedure, four categorisation is made such as - 1. Bailable and non bailable The difference is made on the basis of the provisions of bail. In bailable offences, bail is the right of the accused and in non…

Summon and summon cases are two different terms. Cases are defined under section 2 (w) of code of criminal procedure as cases which are not warrant cases. So what is a warrant case? Warrant cases are those where the punishment for the…