INTRODUCTION: Preceding Independence, the Indian Civil Service (ICS) was the senior most among the Services of the Crown in India. Other than the ICS, there was likewise the Indian Police Service. After Independence, it was felt that however the ICS was a tradition of the royal time frame, there was need for the All-India Services…
Section-84 of the Indian Penal Code deals with the act of a person of unsound mind wherein it states that “Nothing is an offence which is done by a person, who at the time of doing it, by reason of unsoundness of mind, is incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or that he…
According to the Thiruvananthapuram CBI court’s ruling, Abhaya, 21, was struck with an axe on the back and center of her skull. Doctors who looked at the issue determined that Sister Abhaya’s head injuries were “sufficient to induce death.” The decision says, “Given the severity of Sister Abhaya’s head injuries, it is sufficient to cause…
“No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. – Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Traditionally, prison means a place in which persons are kept in custody when trail is pending or in which they are confined as punishment after conviction. Prisoners are deprived…
Defamation is injury to the reputation of a person. If a person injures the reputation of another he does so at his own risk, as in the case of an interference with the property. A man’s reputation is his property, and if possible, more valuable, than other property.Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken,…
Battery is the intentional and direct application of any physical force to the person of another. It is the actual striking of another person, or touching him in a rude, angry, revengeful, or insolent manner.A battery includes an assault which briefly stated is an overt act evidencing an immediate intention to commit a battery. It…
The world was horrified when details of Elisabeth Fritzl’s horrific tragedy surfaced in 2008 in a village in Lower Austria. Her father regularly attacked, tormented, humiliated, and raped the young lady as she was imprisoned in the windowless basement under the boarding house where she was raised. Millions were shocked by the “abominable events” that…
Marriage is considered as a sacrament union between two individuals. In today’s modern time, the major problem related to rape comes forward in our society i.e , “physical relation in the context of false promise for marriage”. The consent obtained by a woman through false promise of marriage is not considered appropriate in the eyes of law. The ‘misconception of fact’ within the…
Any act of gender-based violence that leads to physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring publicly or in private life is known as violence against women. Any sexual or other act directed against a person’s sexuality using force, by other person irrespective…
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE Sexual harassment at a workplace is considered a violation of women’s right to equality, life, and liberty. It creates an insecure and hostile work environment, which discourages women’s participation in work, thereby adversely affecting their social and economic empowerment and the goal of inclusive growth. With this idea, the legislature formulated…
