Rajib Kumar Deb

Admissibility of recorded statements without examining the makers

In Bangladesh’s criminal justice system, the admissibility of recorded materials e.g., First Information Reports (FIR), witness statements, confessions, medical reports, and post-mortem findings without examining their preparers is a nuanced legal issue shaped by statutory provisions, judicial interpretations, and procedural safeguards.

4d ago

Revival of stopped criminal proceedings

Revival of a criminal proceeding previously stopped under section 249 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (CrPC) involves important questions about procedural legality and judicial interpretation.

2m ago

Legal consequences of apostasy under Hindu Law

From the earliest periods of human civilisation, religion has served as one of the foundational elements of social identity and cohesion.

3m ago

The nuances of confessional statement made by a child

In a landmark judgment in Anis Miah v State, Criminal Appeal No. 6799 of 2011, a full bench of the High Court Division (HCD) deliberated on the “legal implication of confession made under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure [CrPC] by a child in conflict with law”. 

3y ago

Is ”Legal Aid” a constitutional right?

Political philosopher Charles de Montesquieu said, “In the state of nature...all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.

6y ago
September 17, 2025
September 17, 2025

Admissibility of recorded statements without examining the makers

In Bangladesh’s criminal justice system, the admissibility of recorded materials e.g., First Information Reports (FIR), witness statements, confessions, medical reports, and post-mortem findings without examining their preparers is a nuanced legal issue shaped by statutory provisions, judicial interpretations, and procedural safeguards.

July 23, 2025
July 23, 2025

Revival of stopped criminal proceedings

Revival of a criminal proceeding previously stopped under section 249 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (CrPC) involves important questions about procedural legality and judicial interpretation.

May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025

Legal consequences of apostasy under Hindu Law

From the earliest periods of human civilisation, religion has served as one of the foundational elements of social identity and cohesion.

December 4, 2021
December 4, 2021

The nuances of confessional statement made by a child

In a landmark judgment in Anis Miah v State, Criminal Appeal No. 6799 of 2011, a full bench of the High Court Division (HCD) deliberated on the “legal implication of confession made under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure [CrPC] by a child in conflict with law”. 

May 7, 2019
May 7, 2019

Is ”Legal Aid” a constitutional right?

Political philosopher Charles de Montesquieu said, “In the state of nature...all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.