The Doctrine of Double Jeopardy – “A Broader Aspect”

Abstract

The evolution of double jeopardy in India from a procedural criminal law to a constitutional privilege is traced in this paper. The paper would analyse judicial rulings on the scope and boundaries of the doctrine of double jeopardy in-depth and attempt to sensitize and educate readers who are unfamiliar with Indian laws about the regional variations in this nearly universal principle that a person should not be punished twice for the same crime.