The word ‘terrorism’ is derived from Latin word ‘Tersere’ which means ‘great fear’ or ‘dread’. ‘Terrorist’ and ‘terrorism’ originated the French revolution of late 18th century but came into existence in 1970 during conflicts of Northern Ireland and Basque Country or Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Terrorism is the use of intentional violence to realize and acheive political…
Introduction: The Indian penal code (IPC) which was enacted in the year 1860 covers a major aspect of criminal laws. The code was drafted on the recommendation of the first law commission of India established in the year 1834 under the chairmanship of Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay. The drafting of this code was completed by…
Forgery implies false document, signature or other imitation of the object of utility used with the intent to deceive another. Those who commit forgery are usually charged with the crime of fraud. Forgery can be of documents or a signature. Section 463 states: Whoever makes any false document or false electronic record or part of…
A lady of Indian origin, who had been exposed to indiscriminate abuse by a housemaid, was called to testify in a Singapore court, where she was accompanied by video footage from a surveillance camera. Among the allegations are that she not only pushed her, beat her, starved her, but also tied her up like a…
We always consider children as a face of god and hence protect them, always say that children are innocent and immature and try not to be harsh on them, but what if that child takes a face of Satan: the devil, will or should we still consider them as the same old innocent child. When…
Every individual has a right to the full enjoyment of his property without any disturbance, this is the reason that trespass was made an offence. Even though trespass is ordinary civil wrong where the defendant can sue for damages, but when the trespass is done with a criminal intention, it amounts to criminal trespass. Section…
MY MAIN ATTACKER WAS OUT ON BAIL WITHIN A MONTH, AND HE SOON GOT MARRIED AND RETURNED TO HIS NORMAL LIFE WITHIN A MONTH, BUT WHAT ABOUT ME…? NOBODY EVEN WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND… HOW CAN I THINK OF A LOVER OR HUSBAND? LAXMI AGARWAL Around 150 acid attacks happen each year, as per…
According to Section 378 of the Indian Penal Code, Theft is defined as whoever, intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any person without that person’s consent, moves that property in order to such taking is said to commit theft. There are five explanations to this definition as stated in…
We are living in a fast-paced world where there are advancements every day. But with this development our laws have to evolve too. Oxford dictionary defines voyeurism as “the practice of gaining sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity”. History and Psychology and introduction of voyeurism in the…
The term FOETICIDE means killing the FOETUS in the mother’s womb. Female Foeticide is a practice that removes the female foetus after 16 weeks of growth in the uterus. It is a very regressive and shameful practice that is still happening in many parts of the world. In India, the girl is worshipped as ‘Devi’…
