Tag: Investigation

• 22 Jun 2022

  Understanding the conundrum: Forcing to give specimen handwritings during the investigation to subsume under ‘compelled to be a witness against himself’

  

  Introduction Article 20(3) of the Indian Constitution provides an accused with immunity against self-incrimination.  It is founded on the legal principle “nemo teneteur prodre accussare seipsum,” which translates to “No man is required to testify against oneself.” This right may extend to the accused’s testimony in court, compulsion on the accused to produce or permit […]
• 28 Jul 2020

  The 2019 Amendment to NIA: A Critical Analysis

  

  INTRODUCTION: IHCL hotels Taj Mahal Palace and Taj Lands End in Mumbai got threatening calls from Pakistan on 29 June 2020. The caller, who threatened to explode the two lodgings likewise as that of 26/11 assaults, recognized himself as an individual from the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The Taj hotel was one of the foundations […]
• 19 Jul 2020

  CBI at Work – How CBI takes up Investigation

  

  “Let’s order investigation by CBI. Time for handing over the investigation to CBI.” These lines are often heard among masses and appear on a daily basis in every major print and electronic media. The recent alleged suicide of Bollywood actor and encounter of a famous goon has once again brought CBI into the limelight. Some […]