HOW TO SET CRIMINAL LAW IN MOTION?
This piece may give rise to many questions in the mind of the reader, namely: what is criminal law, why should criminal law be set in motion, who can set the criminal law in motion, how to set the criminal…
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE AND ITS INTRICACIES
Administration of justice without ‘evidence’ is analogical to a colour-blind person distinguishing colours. Evidence is the medium through which facts relevant to decide the issues are proved. The core principles of evidence have remained unaltered for more than a century…
DISCHARGE OF AN ACCUSED IN A CRIMINAL TRIAL
Discharge is one of the reliefs available to a victim of a baseless prosecution at the primitive stage of a trial. Though it is the solemn duty of the Court to suo-motu discharge the accused when no prima facie case…