Indian Law and Jurisprudence

The general rules of succession of a Hindu male dying intestate are contained in Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

Pecuniary jurisdiction of the court has been dealt with in section 6 of code of civil procedure.

Section 304 of the code of criminal procedure states legal aid to accused at state's expense in certain cases. 

Section 300 of the code of criminal procedure states that a person who has once been tried by a Court of competent jurisdiction for an offence and convicted or acquitted of such offence shall, while such conviction or acquittal remains in force, not be liable to be tried again for the same offence. 

Under section 39 of the code of criminal procedure, every person, aware of the commission of, or of the intention of any other person to commit, any offence punishable under any of the following sections of the Indian Penal Code, namely (i)   sections 121 to 126, both inclusive, and section 130 (ii)  sections 302, 303 and 304 (that is to say, offences affecting life); (iii) sections 489A to 489E, both inclusive (that is to say, offences relating to currency notes and bank notes) shall forthwith give information to the nearest Magistrate or police officer of such commission or intention.

Section 416 of the code of criminal procedure states that if a woman sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, the High Court shall commute the sentence to imprisonment for life. 

As per Order XXXlll Rule 11A of CPC, where the suit abates by reason of the death of the plaintiff or of any person added as a co-plaintiff, the Court shall order that the amount of court-fees which would have been paid by the plaintiff if he had not been permitted to sue as an indigent person shall be recoverable by the State Government from the estate of the deceased plaintiff.

Under section 366 of the code of criminal procedure, when the Court of Session passes a sentence of death, the proceedings shall be submitted to the High Court, and the sentence shall not be executed unless it is confirmed by the High Court. 

Section 45 of the code of criminal procedure provides protection to the members of armed forces from arrest.

Section 115 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with Doctrine of Estoppel.

Section 354 states that except as otherwise expressly provided by this code, every judgment referred to in section 353- (a) shall be written in the language of the Court; (b) shall contain the point or points for determination, the decision thereon and the reasons for the decision; (c) shall specify the offence (if any) of which, and the section of the Indian Penal Code or other law under which, the accused is convicted and the punishment to which he is sentenced; (d) if it be a judgment of acquittal, shall state the offence of which the accused is acquitted and direct that he be set at liberty. 

Section 141 of the Indian Evidence act states that any question suggesting the answer which the person putting it wishes or expects to receive is called a leading question.

Under the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, when an accused says that he did not make confession, it is called retracted confession. 

Section 8 of the Indian Evidence Act deals with motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conduct. 

Section 75 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 defines private documents as all documents other than public documents.