Being aggrieved of the ruthless comments made upon Birbal by Akbar (His Majesty) in front of the entire Darbar, Birbal has decided to file a Defamation Complaint before the Court of Law. (If you feel clueless, read the first paragraph of - PREVIEW OF DEFAMATION COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE ) Also, Birbal is clueless about the legal process, so he approached Me ( Note: this anecdote is fictional, if you have not realized till now). I had to tell him the following information to make him aware about “Defamation Case Procedures in Indian Courts” in exchange of some legal-fee of course: SECTION 499: Defamation is a Criminal offence under Section 499 of Indian Penal Code . This legal provision contains the legal definition of ‘Defamation’, which has to be followed by Courts and the judicial fraternity in order to convict or acquit an Accused person. Short-Gyan: Did you know that making defamatory comments against a dead individual is also a criminal defamation offence! PUNISHME...
After getting to know about the Drafting part of a Bail Application from the last shorticle , now, I can finally address the elephant in the room – What is the Court Procedure Involved in Obtaining Bail? Let us break the whole process into 03 layers for everyone's easy understanding: (a) FILING Stage; (b) HEARING Stage; and (c) EXECUTION Stage. A. FILING STAGE It goes without saying that in order to obtain a Bail order from the Court, you have to first approach the Court in the right manner. Following is considered to be the right manner of filing Bail Application before the Mumbai Sessions Court: 1. Cross-Check: Cross-check if you have printed your Bail Application on Green-Ledger papers in the below mentioned order: a. Bail Application (Paste Court Fee worth Rs. 10) b. List of Documents: This is a mere bullet-list of all the exhibited documents. c. Exh...