All about First Information Report (FIR) [with format]
We all know that we have to inform police when we become a victim or when we are well aware of an offence, but most of us do not have a clear idea of...
Category: Criminal Law
Criminal Law, Offences, punishment, explanation, defination etc
Directives for Rape Cases; A New Hope for Fair Trial
Violence against women is a common scenario in our male-dominated society. But among all the tortures the statistics of rape is alarming. According to a report of Ain O Salish Kendra, a total of...
Judicial attitude: reluctant or over enthusiastic?
In the matter of capital punishment, Bangladesh has often followed the lead of India and emerging majority of Commonwealth nations who are abolishing the mandatory death penalty for ordinary crimes. In a judicial proceeding,...
Analysis of judicial decisions (Case) in death sentence in Bangladesh
How does the judge decide to punish one criminal with the death sentence and another with life imprisonment for the same offence in a given jurisdiction, especially when there is no generally agreed measure stick on...
Course of Employment; Who would be liable?
The idea of course of employment looks pretty simple if literally interpreted, it means some responsibilities and duties of a person when performed by another person with or without expressed contract during a period...
Rights and sufferings of an unsound mind under “Lunacy Act 1912”
One fine morning I opened my inbox and there was an urge for help by Amin’s (Pseudonym) wife, according to her, her husband is mentally ill, he cannot take care of himself and his...
Notice Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (Sample)
Notice Under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 By Registered post with A/D M&A/CVM/LN- 12/2016 Date: 21st May 2016 From and on behalf of: Mr. Azizul Hakim, Son of late Abdul Hakim...
Consequence of Suicide & Euthanasia
We are very concerned about our rights. We talk about our rights all the time, we demand it, we earn it. What if I say there is a right that you know, you consider...
Trial steps (Criminal Procedure)
The person who listens to the criminal cases as presented by police or by any other party (i.e victim or his/her relatives) is known as “Magistrate” (Judge). Before the start of a trial (Criminal)...
LUTFUN NAHAR BEGUM VS THE STATE — 27 DLR 29
Fact: Lutrun Nahar Begum, the appellant along with three persons, namely Sadhan Kumar Mali, Surid Chandra Das and Nagar Bashis were committed to the Court of Sessions for trial, in connection with the murder...
ABDUL QUDDUS & ANOTHER V. THE STATE — 3 BLD 18
Fact: Ferdousi Begum aged around 16 at that time, when went to her maternal grandparents house, on 27th April 1979 when she came out to answer the call of nature, accused-appellants Abul Hossain and...
Why the presumption of innocence is so important?
We all know that in criminal law, every person is presumed innocent, until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. But what does this mean? In the context of a criminal trial, this means the...
Reasonable Restriction
By the word ‘reasonable restriction’ we easily understand restriction of a person or group of persons which is reasonable to the betterment or safeguard for the general people of the society. That means if...
Different kinds of Bail
The basic conception of the word Bail is a release of a person from the custody of police and delivery into the hands of sureties who undertakes to produce him before the court whenever...
