Courts Cannot Replace Closure Reports With Preferred Chargesheets
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an order that kept contractors inside a criminal investigation despite a closure report and no fresh material connecting...
Criminal Investigation
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Supreme Court Orders Fresh SIT Probe Into Dharmasthala Rape-Murder
New Delhi — The Supreme Court has ordered a fresh Special Investigation Team probe into the 2012 rape and murder of a 17-year-old student near...
Courts Cannot Declare Investigation Complete From a Stray Statement
New Delhi — The Supreme Court has ruled that a court cannot declare a criminal investigation complete merely because a prosecution filing says enough evidence...
Narcoanalysis Cannot Be Forced on Unwilling Accused
The Delhi High Court has held that a complainant cannot compel an accused to undergo narcoanalysis after the accused has expressly refused consent. The Court...