Unit 3 of Legal Language including Legal Writing and General English (syllabus: Module 3). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.
What this unit covers
- Discharge or acquittal — which order is it, and does it bar a second prosecution?
- Is bail a right or a discretion, and what kinds of bail are there?
- Which writ does the case call for?
- What can a power of attorney do, and what can it not?
Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.
Provisions
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, s. s. 250
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, s. ss. 478 and 480
- Powers-of-Attorney Act 1882, s. s. 1A
Leading cases
- Union of India v Prafulla Kumar Samal (1979)
- State of Rajasthan v Balchand (1977)
- Syed Yakoob v K.S. Radhakrishnan
- Suraj Lamp & Industries (P) Ltd v State of Haryana (2011)