Introduction Observing that India is a conservative society, the Madhya Pradesh high court observed in a case of sexual assault involving the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act, 2012 that unmarried girls do not engage in carnal activities for fun unless they are assured of marriage. Aparna Bhat v. State of Madhya Pradesh (Aparna…
View detailsCase Analysis: Association of Dead People v. State of U. P. & Others Introduction In 1977, a 22-year old farmer, hailing from Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh, came to know of his own death. Therein began his 18-year long struggle with the bureaucracy to prove his own identity. All this happened because his uncle bribed…
View details“You might get some serial killers who are born with a chip missing, but for the most part I don’t think anyone is born bad.” -Benicio Del Toro INTRODUCTION It is always believed that a woman who brings precious lives into the world cannot be so barbaric to end them. But the scenario is not…
View detailsINTRODUCTION For a long time, the law on simultaneous applicability of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter called ‘IPC’) and Information Technology Act, 2000 (hereinafter called ‘IT Act, 2000’) was unclear as after the IT Act came into force in 2000 the debates in this regard revolved around whether these two statutes can be invoked simultaneously,…
View detailsIntroduction The Black’s Law Dictionary defines the word ‘necessity’ as ‘Controlling force; irresistible compulsion; a power or impulse so great that it admits no choice of conduct.’ When a defendant, in order to prevent a greater harm from taking place, commits a crime or a criminal act during an emergency situation like such, the defence of necessity is…
View detailsMatrimonial issues involve sensitive human and emotional relationships. It necessitates reciprocal respect, esteem, love, and affection, as well as enough room for fair modifications with the spouse. In addition, the partnership must adhere to social conventions. Matrimonial behaviour is now governed by a statute that was drafted with such norms and the changing social order…
View detailsIntroduction Judicial precedent is important source of law. It is a distinguishing feature of the English legal system because most of the common law is unwritten and owes its origin to judicial precedents. Precedents have a binding force on judicial tribunals for deciding similar cases in future. Judicial precedent is the source of law where…
View detailsRightly did Swami Vivekananda say, ‘Just as a bird cannot fly with one wing only, a Nation cannot march forward if the women are left behind’. Men and women are the two holes of a perfect whole. India is a country of different religion, gender, flourishing culture, climate conditions, but its shine is diminishing due…
View detailsIntroduction It is unimaginable in this day and age for any business to sustain itself without advertising. Rapid progress of technology coupled with cutthroat competition means that businesses are willing to go at any lengths to meet their sales target & to expand their business by advertising through all feasible mediums. Businesses are willing to…
View detailsIntroduction Justice Krishna has said once, “every judge is an activist either on the forward gear or reverse.” But, the question of judicial activism has been a bone of contention for decades. Naysayers argue that the judiciary transcends its powers and encroaches upon the power of the legislature and the executive. On the other hand, some argue that…
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