Violence against women has been a serious problem in not only India but all around the world. In India married are more likely to experience violence be it physical or sexual by their husbands. Acts of physical violence by the husband against his wife include: pushing her, throwing things at her, slapping her, twisting her…
Child marriage means “a marriage to which either of the contracting parties is a child”. Child means “a person who, if a male, has not completed twenty-one years of age, and if a female, has not completed eighteen years of age”. Many a times, in discussions and discourses, terms like ‘early marriages’ or ‘forced marriages’…
Who can punish whom? What is the crime for which punishment can be inflicted? Whether Parents or Teachers or School managers have any adjudicatory authority to decide circumstances under which a punishment can be inflicted, the quantum, method and timing or punishment?According to law, the adjudactory authorities alone have authority to hear complaints, try the…
Who can punish whom? What is the crime for which punishment can be inflicted? Whether Parents or Teachers or School managers have any adjudicatory authority to decide circumstances under which a punishment can be inflicted, the quantum, method and timing or punishment?According to law, the adjudactory authorities alone have authority to hear complaints, try the…
Introduction A child is a person who is going to carry on what you have started. He is going to sit where you are sitting, and when you are gone, attend to those things you think are important. You may adopt all the policies you please, but how they are carried out depends on him.…
“If every saint has a past then every criminal has a future” Mahatma Gandhi So in the case of a child offender, special care should be given to his future for it is yet in a budding state and is not beyond repair. No One Is A Criminal From Birth, it is the environment in…
It has to be noted that the act does not use the term rape commonly. This is because it does not restrict the sexual act to just penetration. Section 326 of the act has taken the penetrative sexual assault in a broader aspect. It includes oral sex, penile sex as well as insertion of any…
INTRODUCTION Juvenile delinquency is the involvement of minors in criminal activities. A person’s behaviour is defined as “delinquent” when he deviates from the normal course of his social life. In other words, a criminal delinquent is someone whose acts are dangerous to society and to himself. Running away from home, using inappropriate or vulgar words,…
People who commit crimes at a very young age are called ‘ Juvenile Delinquents’ particularly under the age of 18 years. The mind of a child is tender and develops with each passing year. There mind does not work like the minds of an average adult. The mistakes often committed by them are not lawful.Child…
POCSO an act enacted for the protection of children from sexual offences. This act states various sexual offences and punishments for the same. Children are the future of our country. Hence, every offence committed against them must be looked into legally and shall be held for punishment where necessary. This will help in protecting the…
