Search Results for Tag : Discovery

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SC: To Use Accused’s State. on Fact Discovery, Prose. Needs to Establish That No One Knew About it(12.04.2024)

Supreme Court has held that if the statement of the accused is to be used on discovery of a fact the prosecution will have to establish that, nobody h.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Accused’s Statement, Fact Discovery

Allahabad HC: Weapon's Discovery on Disclosure Statement of Accused Not Enough to Prove Guilt(11.04.2022)

Allahabad High Court has held the discovery of the material object/crime weapon at the disclosure of the accused is important under Section 27 of the .....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, discovery, weapon

SC: S.27 Indian Evidence Act Discovery is Formidable Link in Circumstantial Evidence Chain(23.02.2026)

Supreme Court upheld a conviction in a ransom murder case based solely on circumstantial evidence, holding that the accused’s disclosure statements un.....

Tags : Indian Evidence Act, Discovery, Circumstantial Evidence

SC Grants Protection to Officials of Discovery Channel Over Threats for Documentary on Asaram Bapu(07.02.2025)

SC while hearing a plea filed by officials of Discovery India, has granted interim police protection to the officials and property of the broadcasting.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Discovery Channel, Asaram Bapu

SC: In Cases Involving Cross-FIRs It’s Prudent if Investigation Carried Out in Comprehensive Manner(30.04.2025)

Supreme Court has held that in cases involving cross-FIRs, it would be prudent and fair if the investigation was carried out in a comprehensive manner.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Comprehensive Manner, Discovery of Truth

SC: Can’t Prove Discovery Against Person Who Wasn’t in Custody at Time of Confession(26.09.2023)

Supreme Court has held that being in custody and being accused of an offense are indispensable pre-requisites to render a confession made to police ad.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Discovery, Confession, Prove

International Cases

Court is empowered to make an order for pre-action discovery on basis that, Defendant has possession of information that will assist Plaintiff’s case(26.06.2019)

The Plaintiffs have applied for orders for pre-action discovery pursuant to Order 26A Rule 3 of the Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (RSC). The first .....

Tags : Pre-action discovery, Documents, Discretion

Any order for further and better discovery is discretionary and the discretion must be exercised having regard to the objectives of case management(25.06.2020)

Present is the Plaintiff's application for discovery orders. The Plaintiff is seeking orders requiring the second Defendant to discover all applicatio.....

Tags : Discovery orders, Entitlement, Jurisdiction

Notifications & Circulars

Discovery of Ink to Curb Fake Printing of Passports and Counterfeiting of Currency Notes(03.03.2020)

CSIR-National Physical Laboratory has developed a bi-luminescent security ink which glows in red and green colours when illuminated by two different e.....

Tags : Discovery, Fake Printing, Currency Notes