INTRODUCTION: A legal right is defined in jurisprudence as an interest recognized and protected by a rule of right, and it is any interest in respect of which is a duty and disregard of which is wrong.[i] Unfortunately, the rules of the prison are ambiguous and unspecific. Therefore, prisoners are unaware of their content and […]
Criminal Law
Adultery Law in Bangladesh: A Reassessment for Contemporary Application
Adultery is generally considered as intrusion in the marital right. Besides religious, social and other moral values, it is a punishable offence under the Penal Code, 1860. This write-up is an endeavour to recheck the efficiency of the provision of the Penal Code to meet the contemporary demand of our society. Oxford English Dictionary defines […]
Recalling Witness for Cross-Examination after Closure of Prosecution Case
Case Title: CHUTTA MIAH vs. STATE Reference: 56 DLR (HCD) (2004) page 610. Author Judge: Afzal Hossain Ahmed J. Fact of the case: The petitioner Chutta Miah along with other co-accused was being tried u/s 302/34 of the PC, 1860 on the charge of murder of Abdul Awal under Sessions Case No. 104/2001 of Brahmanbaria […]
Jafar Ullah vs Bangladesh
Reference : 66 DLR (2014) 380 Facts : Jafar Ullah the petitioner is the Area Chief of Naogaon Muktijodhya Welfare Club, a local branch of Bangladesh Muktijodhya Welfare Club. On 1-6-2013 he entered into a lease-agreement with Bangladesh Muktijodhya Welfare Club under which the Welfare Club gave him permission to conduct indoor games including Nipun […]
Miranda Rights: Feasibility of Practice in Bangladesh
The hardcore Hollywood Movie fans have watched that scene on silver screens countless times, where a police officer shouts these common phrases, ‘you have a right to remain silent’, ‘anything you say can be used against you in a court of law’, ‘you have a right to presence of an attorney’ and ‘if you cannot […]