INTRODUCTION: Crime rate is increasing all over the world so as in India. Punishments are awarded in India through different legislations like Crpc (Code of Criminal Procedure) and IPC (Indian Penal Code). Death penalty is legal punishment in India. On December 24, 2017 Madhya Pradesh passed a bill which introduces capital punishment in…
INTRODUCTION Section 425 to 440 of the Penal Code lay down the law relating to “mischief”. Section 425 defines the offence of mischief, while section 426 provides punishment therefor. The succeeding 14 sections cover the aggravated forms of mischief differing in terms of punishment, depending on the value of the wrongful loss or damage of…
HISTORICAL ORIGIN The historical origins of Defamation Laws can be traced back to Lord Macaulay who conceived the law in 1837. In 1860, the statute was later codified. The English law served as a model for defamation laws, continuing a trend that can be seen throughout colonial history. Additionally, these laws were created to defend…
Deceit / Fraud When a person intentionally and knowingly deceives another person into an action that damages them, it is a type of legal injury that occurs. Deceit specifically requires the tort-feasor to make a factual representation very well knowing of the fact that it is false, or indifferent or reckless about its truthfulness, intending…
INTRODUCTION “Affray” signifies an encounter or battle between at least two, and there should be a stroke given or offered, or a weapon drawn. An affray is committed as a public offense to the fear of individuals. As per Section 159 of the Indian Penal Code, Affray is characterized as “When at least two people…
Abstract Each enlightened society targets getting harmony and request for its individuals. However, polite aggravations are normal in each general public attributable to criminal demonstrations of humans going from little robbery to killing. Yet, the circumstance turns out to be more regrettable when an offense is committed on a large scale, and it is challenging…
The term “attempt” has not been defined in the Indian Penal Code, scholars have tried to define the term in various ways. Stephen identified the following elements in his definition of “attempt”: a. Doing of an act in furtherance of an intention to commit a specific crime b. Such act should form part of a…
INTRODUCTION The term jurisdiction refers to the limits within which a court of law can exercise its powers concerning cases, appeals, proceedings or decrees of the courts etc. The purpose for presenting the idea of jurisdiction was to guarantee that the court of law can settle and attempt only those matters which fall within the…
Introduction Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code says that any demonstration done by an individual who is of a shaky brain at the hour of doing the act and the individual is unequipped for knowing the idea of the demonstration and the individual doesn’t realize that the demonstration which he is doing is off-base…
INTRODUCTION For wrongdoing to be comprised two things are vital, to be specific, a blameworthy psyche and a deliberate lawbreaker act in the compatibility of the liable brain. Different guards which can be argued by an individual, blamed for an offense under the Indian Penal Code or any unique or neighborhood regulation are given in…
