Jeopardy
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Jeopardy, means the risk of conviction and punish-ment that a criminal defendant faces at trial. Jeopardy attaches in a jury trial when the jury is empaneled, and in a Bench trial when the first witness is sworn. Also termed legal jeopardy, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 839.
Double is the subjection of an accused person to repeated trial for the same alleged offence, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 154.
In India, no person can be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. D, 6th Edn., p. 14. [Constitution of India, Art. 20(2)]
Double is the subjection of an accused person to repeated trial for the same alleged offence, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 154.
In India, no person can be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. D, 6th Edn., p. 14. [Constitution of India, Art. 20(2)]
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