Abetment by Instigation

Instigation basically means suggesting, encouraging or inciting a person to do or abstain from doing something. Instigation may take place either directly or indirectly, by written or oral words, or even by gestures and hints. The instigation must be sufficient to actively encourage a person to commit an offence. It should not be mere advice or…

Consent: the judicial fate of crime and punishment

Introduction Under criminal regulation, the term assent is a functioning articulation of ‘goal’. The wrongdoing has two fundamentals: Actus implies a demonstration done by the transgressor, while mens rea implies the expectation of doing that specific demonstration. An individual will be criminally responsible for every one of the demonstrations that he had finished with the…

Application of Mens Reus in Strict liability cases and Socio-Economic offenses

Introduction Socio-economic offenses are those that affect the social and monetary prosperity of society. These are non-traditional wrongdoings as in they need mens rea. These wrongdoings have a cultural effect. It doesn’t focus on a solitary individual, yet rather on a gathering who is probably going to buy such labor and products. Financial violations are…

Power of Police to seize any property during investigation

Is it not scary that police having power to seize any property during an investigation. It will create chaos in mind that police will seize any property whether movable or immovable. So to make this clear the conception let’s look into the concept.  The term seize under section 102 means to take actual physical custody/control…

Criminal conspiracy

Conspiracy means a combination of two or more person for unlawful purpose. The rules relating to offence of criminal conspiracy under Indian Penal Code, 1860 punishes several persons who are directly or indirectly engaged in commission of any illegal act or omission. The offence of criminal conspiracy is defined under Section 120-A of Chapter V-A…