Maintenance imposes obligation to provide certain basic needs, such as food, clothes, shelter, medical aid etc… without which a person can not survive. Maintenance has been defined under section 3(b) of Hindu Adoption and maintenance Act. Under the act all the basic requirement that a person needs to survive is defined along with the reasonable…
Evidence means testimony whether oral or documentary or real which may be legally received in order to prove or disprove some facts in disputes. According to Stephen, “A law of evidence properly constructed would be nothing less than an application of practical experience acquired in courts of law to the problem of enquiring into the…
Bail is the temporary or short-term release of an accused person awaiting for trail. It is judicial release, which becomes applicable after arrest. As soon as police arrest the accused they gather his personal information such as date of birth, address, his personal history and crime records. The police while preparing charge sheet checks the…
It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible. – Henry Fielding Introduction Euthanasia is the practice or act of putting to death a person who is suffering from a terrible and incurable sickness in order to relieve their suffering. Euthanasia is also termed “mercy killing”. Euthanasia can be…
A study on India and Mexico There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exit only in its abuses. -Andrew Jackson (American statesman, served under 7th president) Government enjoys an autonomy to frame…
IPC that means The Indian penal code 1860. 1. IPC is a substantive law which defines the offence and punishment for that offence. 2. Lord Macaulay known as the father of IPC . 3. IPC was enacted in 6 October 1860 but enforced on 1 January 1862 . 4. IPC applicable in whole of India…
Rape cases are getting worse and worse these days. In statistic research, we found India is the 3rd topmost country in committing rape after USA and Brazil. According to the National Crime Bureau’s Annual report, in 2018 around 94000 rape cases were filed in India, which means in every 15 minutes one rape has been…
Criminal proceedings are set in motion with the commission of an offence. The steps involved in various stages of Criminal proceedings are more in number and higher in complexity as compared to Civil Proceedings because of the constitutionally mandated rights given to the accused. In criminal cases, the most important stage is the Pre-Trial Stage…
Introduction In the passing yours, we all have seen the ups and downs of various dynamics but the one thing which is common in them were their use of death sentence for administering justice. We look the time period of the Mauryan’ s, the concept followed by them to punish any person was “an eye…
L THE WHAT AND WHY OF BAIL? Bail is not defined under the CrPC however, we always believe in “innocent until proven guilty” but despite this basic concept of the criminal justice system the accused is arrested and denied his right to personal liberty. Long trial and delayed justice mar the concept where the accused…
