Principle

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Arraignment and Plea of Guilty — Duty of Trial Court for Non-Capital Offences

Area of law
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

This principle establishes that under Section 161(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, for non-capital offences, the trial court has discretion to convict on a guilty plea, which is as good as a judicial confession. The principle applies in criminal trials. It ensures that guilty pleas…

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