Recently, there has been a lot of discussion on Criminalization of Marital Rape and its criminalisation of the same. Does India really need to make Marital Rape A Criminal Act. I am a mother, wife, and a Lawyer and I have dealt with my own fair share of Domestic Violence case in my professional life.…
INTRODUCTION Every country has established prostitution law in order to stay within its legal boundaries and not undermine marriage and family institutions unfairly. Prostitution is derived from the Latin word ‘prostituere,’ which means to ‘publicly expose.’ Prostitution is defined as providing or receiving one’s body for sexual activity for pay, however it does not include…
“To be or not to be, that is the question” William Shakespeare, HamletThis sentence is a part of a soliloquy where Hamlet ponders upon his miserable life and wonders if it would be a better option to die rather than living a painful death. Introduction Euthanasia is a term used to refer to the process…
During my previous internship under a criminal lawyer, I had asked sir whether he owned a gun. Now, if you’re like my mother, you might have had the impression that being a criminal defense lawyer makes to an enemy of a lot of criminals. This is not a totally unfounded fear, in fact sir told…
Under the Indian Law, Bail is the rule and Jail is the exception. Due to such jurisprudence, Indian law has four different kinds of bail: Anticipatory Bail, Regular Bail, Post-Conviction Bail, Bail under section 436A and Default Bail. We shall look into each of these kinds of bail one by one. An anticipatory bail…
I raise a question today- What is the purpose of punishment? Is it to root out the crime or just to rehabilitate the criminal. The advocates of human rights say that capital punishment violates the human right and right to life. It is a legal process in which a person is hanged to death as…
Manoj and Babli from Karora town in Kaithal locale were severely killed by Babli’s family members in June 2007, on the diktats of a khap panchayat for wedding in the equivalent gotra. In March 2010, a Karnal region court granted capital punishment to five of Babli’s relatives — her sibling Suresh, uncles Rajender and Baru…
Most people are aware that an FIR can be filed with the police under section 154 of Criminal Procedure Code. Very few persons know that a complaint can also be filed to the magistrate directly. A person can take the route of directly approaching the magistrate. In such a scenario, magistrate will have three options:…
Introduction Strict interpretation of statues has set many wrong precedents, but its not just strict interpretation of statutes, one other major reason is interpretation of statutes with respect to paternalistic values of country. It is not unknown to the world that India is a country with values and traditions, this might be the foundation of…
Section 313 of CrPC infers duty upon the court to examine the accused person. The basic purpose of this section is to provide accuse a chance to justify his position in the circumstances mentioned in evidence provided by prosecution against him. This section has proven to be of great help in situations where accused is…
