Malicious Prosecution is a common law intentional tort. While like the tort of abuse of process, its elements include intentionally instituting and pursuing a legal action that is brought without probable cause and dismissed in favor of the victim of the malicious prosecution. What must a Plaintiff Prove to Establish Malicious Prosecution?To succeed in an…
Information in Non-Cognizable Offences in Law has been defined in Section 2(l) of Criminal Procedure Code 1973. Non-cognizable offence means an offence for which, and `non-cognizable case’ means a case in which, a police officer without any warrant has no authority to arrest. Non-Cognizable offenses are not much serious in nature. Difference Between Cognizable Offence…
Information in Cognizable Cases in Law means a case in which, a police officer may arrest without warrant, as per the First Schedule of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 or under any other law for the time being in force. Cognizable Offence and non-Cognizable Offence are classifications of crime used in the legal system of…
Dispute Concerning Land: Section 145 of the Criminal Procedure Code 1898 (Cr. P.C.) is designed to prevent a breach of peace over a dispute related to Immovable Property. An extract of the relevant provision is produced below: Procedure where dispute concerning land, etc., is likely to cause breach of peace. An order made under Section…
Public Nuisance a Crime, as per law the legal definition of “Nuisance” is an activity or physical condition that is indecent or offensive to the senses, or interferes with another person’s reasonable use and enjoyment of life or property. In English Criminal Law, public nuisance is a class of common Law Offence in which the…