Difference between revisions of "Important Case Law regarding Defendants' Rights in India"

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Right to Counsel Cases
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Following is a small selection of case law which all Indian criminal defense lawyers should be familiar with:
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==Right to Counsel Cases==
 
*[[Media:hussainkhatoon.pdf | Hussainara Khatoon (IV) v Home Secretary, State of Bihar ((1980) 1 SCC 98)]]
 
*[[Media:hussainkhatoon.pdf | Hussainara Khatoon (IV) v Home Secretary, State of Bihar ((1980) 1 SCC 98)]]
 
* Khatri v. State of Bihar II  ((1981) 1 SCC 635)
 
* Khatri v. State of Bihar II  ((1981) 1 SCC 635)
 
*[[Media:statevshobharam.pdf | State of M.P. v. Shobharam, ((1910) AIR 1966 SC 1910)]]
 
*[[Media:statevshobharam.pdf | State of M.P. v. Shobharam, ((1910) AIR 1966 SC 1910)]]
Arrest and Detention
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==Arrest and Detention==
[[Media:basu.pdf| D.K. Basu vs. State of West Bengal ((1997)1 SCC 416)]]
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*[[Media:basu.pdf| D.K. Basu vs. State of West Bengal ((1997)1 SCC 416)]]

Revision as of 13:42, 18 February 2011

Following is a small selection of case law which all Indian criminal defense lawyers should be familiar with:

Right to Counsel Cases

Arrest and Detention