There is an all pervading corruption in our socio-economic and political structure and this has not spared even our own family life- such is the rotten state of India. A degrading value system as advocated by the followers of power mongers distances us from the power of our sense of duty, morality and honesty against…
Criminologist Paul Tappan defines crime as “an intentional act or omission in violation of criminal law …, committed without defence or justification, and sanctioned by the state as a felony or misdemeanour.” It is an act punished by the state and is harmful to other persons of society. There are four elements of the crime…
• Coverture Doctrine: The non-criminalized nature of marital rape dates back to the British era. The notion of blending a woman’s identity with that of her husband has a strong influence on and is derived from marital rape.A married woman was not regarded a separate legal entity when the IPC was created in the 1860s.…
What came first—- the egg or the chicken! The answer is rather illusive. It’s more of anxiety for scientist and not for any common individual; even its answers are not to be bothered. What really worries should be rather in our “Constitution”. What came first-corruption or the population? Can any one find out what’s the…
People believe that prisoners are sent to prison as punishment, and not for punishment. This implies that the loss of an individuals right to liberty is enforced by containment in a closed environment. Thus keeping the individual in the custody of the state, should not, however, have a deleterious effect on him. But this is,…
In the last part we discussed fraud in detail. Now let’s continue its discussion with mistake. Mistake may operate upon a contract in two ways. Firstly, it defeat the consent altogether that the parties are supposed to have given. Secondly, the mistake may mislead the parties as to the purpose which they contemplated. Section 21,22…
As we already know India is one of the earliest parties to take active participation in the ‘Convention for The Suppression of the Traffic in Person and the exploitation of the Prostitution of Others 1949’. Our constitution also provides an assurance for every living person to be free from exploitation. Article 23(1) of our constitution…
Introduction The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2018 is an outcome of a barbaric incident that shook the conscience of India. The demand for making anti-rape laws more stringent had started developing due to various child rape incidents. The demand for Amendment to Criminal Act was triggered after the heinous incidents of the Kathua rape case…
“Any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life,” according to the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The…
The child is father of an adult. The child is an abridged adult with rights which cannot be abridged. The Child is a person for all practical purposes. The child observes, thinks and imitates or reacts to happenings around. The child is a person. Either at home or school, the child is subjected to disciplinary…
