Introduction Every citizen has been given the freedom to speak and express their views under Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution. However, this freedom is not absolute and some reasonable restrictions have been imposed on freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(2). But when a person does an act by his words, signs, or…
Right to reputation is a facet of right to life of a citizen under article 21 of the constitution. A good reputation is an element of personal security and is protected by the constitution equally with the right to enjoyment of life, liberty and Property. The black’s Law Dictionary defines defamation as “the offence of injuring a person’s character, fame, or reputation by false and malicious statements”. Defamation is the…
Definition: A judicial proceeding instituted by one person against another from wrongful or improper motive and without probable cause to sustain it. It is said to be a prosecution on some charge of crime which is willful, wanton or reckless or against the prosecutor’s sense of duty and right or for ends he knows or…
CONTINUING CRIMINALITY IN POLITICS The politicians of any country are the elected group of individuals inherent with the trust of the society they’re responsible towards. It’s the legislature collectively (Nation and state) of the country that ensures the rights of the individuals are safeguarded and the flow of democracy is maintained. As a position of…
“Encounter killings” – extrajudicial killings allegedly committed in self-defence by the police or the military – are increasingly common in India. Recently, Uttar Pradesh police killed Vikas Dubey, a 56-year-old gangster, with more than 60 criminal cases against him on July 10 during an encounter. The police version of the events leading up to Dubey’s…
INTRODUCTION : Ragging is a form of abuse of newcomers to educational institutions, wherein some senior students force the unorganized newcomers to undergo several forms of mental, physical and sexual torture. The juniors are usually too frightened to resist this organized group of tormentors. The torture of innocent students often runs for months and involves…
THE CONCEPT OF HATE CRIME Criminal activities done by/against Individuals/group of individuals which are more than often motivated by hatred for the identity of the victim, inclusive of race, ethnicity, gender, beliefs or class as background ,are such crimes which showcase the psychological settled position of outlook that compel the commitment of acts to circle the…
In todays world of abundence of crime the prison system was evolved keeping in mind that people, who have done wrong in their life and have started proving harm to the society, where the prisonor should be kept in confinement for some time and bestow them with a scant chance to ameliorate and reform themselves…
Anticipatory bail is a heading to deliver a person on bail, given even before the person is captured. WHEN CAN A PERSON APPLY? At the point when any person catches that there is a transition to get him captured on bogus or exaggerate charges, or because of hostility with somebody, or he fears that a…
Crime is primarily understood as a wrong against people within communities, as opposed to the more abstract legal definition of crime as a violation against the state. Those most directly affected by the crime are allowed to play an active role in restoring peace between individuals and within communities. Recovering the emotional and material losses…
