Shishir Manir

In today’s globalised world order, cross-border transactions and consequent disputes have been a common phenomenon.

The principle of comity of courts is closely connected with the effective and efficient administration of justice throughout the world.

The criminal justice system of our country is primarily regulated by the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 (CrPC). From initiation of a case i.e., lodging of the First Information Report to the conclusion of the trial, the judges must comply with the provisions of this code.

Under the supervision of a probation officer, the probationers are often discharged on the conditions to perform social, and community works like planting trees, reading books, taking care of elderly parents and children, etc.

In our legal system, the death sentence is awarded to those who commit the most heinous crimes.

In our criminal legal framework, confession is a valuable piece of evidence. Many death sentences have been awarded solely based on confession.

A sub-inspector of police kept the seized counterfeit notes in the Malkhana as evidence in a case. After months of investigation, the officer started to prepare the charge-sheet for that case.

Zahir Uddin is the vice-principal of a madrassa with no criminal record. He was shocked when one fine day the police raided his house and harassed him.