Raghunandan Swarup Pathak renowned as a meticulous Judge, he inspired Loyalty in those who work for and alongside him. The breadth and depth of his legal knowledge was allied to a modest humanity that enabled him to understand the people who came before him as effectively as he grasped the application of relevant law. Raghunandan…
Introduction Intoxication is a state of mind in which a person’s becomes mentally and physically disable due to the consumption of alcohol or a narcotic substance because of that a person become unable to understand the nature and circumstances of his act .The Indian Penal Code, 1860 in Section 85 and Section 86 has the provisions relating to acts…
The word “hurt” generally means causing of pain or damage or injury by one person to another person. The word “hurt” generally includes both physical and mental pain. However, in the legal sense the word “hurt” does not include mental pain. The offence of hurt is included in the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in the…
Judges should be of stern, stuff and tough fire , unbending before power, economic or political, and they must uphold the core principle of law which says, be you ever so high, the law is above you.” – Justice P.N. Bhagwati The complete boldness of Justice P.N. Bhagwati’s vision, philosophical, rationale and futuristic imprints of…
Introduction The word ‘Offence’ is defined in section 40 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 and Section 2(n) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 which states that any act or omission of any act which is made punishable under aforementioned acts will be termed as offence. Offence is further classified upon its nature and…
Right to life means the right to lead meaningful, complete and dignified life. Right to life is a natural basic right given to every human being. In India it is guaranteed under Part III (Article 21) of the Indian constitution. Article 21 of Indian constitution states that – “No person shall be deprived of his…
Introduction Res means “subject matter” and judicata means “adjudged” or decided and together it means “a matter adjudged”. In general words, the thing has been judged by the court, the issue before a court has already been decided by another court and between the same parties. Therefore, the court will dismiss the case as it…
What amounts to Sexual Harassment? “Sexual Harassment” includes anybody or more of the subsequent unwelcome acts or behavior (whether directly or by implication) namely:— (i) physical contact and advances; or (ii) a demand or request for sexual favors; or (iii) making sexually colored remarks; or (iv) showing pornography; or (v) the other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature; Section 3…
Introduction Indian Penal code is an integral and comprehensive code of criminal law which deals with every offense one can possibly think of taking place, it was drafted in 1860 and came into force in 1862. Every section in the code is important to its own terms. Section 323 and Section 506 are the sections…
ABSTRACT Humanity stands on two pillars, men and women, they should have equal importance and role in its development and growth, but women have always been subjected to a lot of humiliation by men, rape is an apt example of the atrocities committed against the dignity of women. Women have been treated…
