I – Overview :- Criminal law is a body of rules and statutes that defines conduct prohibited by the state because it threatens and harms public safety and welfare and that establishes punishment to be imposed for the commission of such acts. Criminal law differs from civil law, whose emphasis is more on dispute resolution…
Domestic violence is a long-standing problem in India, and it has only gotten worse in recent years. Domestic violence affects over 70% of Indian women. The NCRB’s ‘Crime in India’ 2019 report was alarming but not shocking. According to the report, a woman in India is raped every 16 minutes, and she is subjected to…
Section 494 in the Indian Penal Code Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.—Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a…
Introduction As the technology is improving, the means of people to speak against others, instances of media houses creating a fuss out of any situation are on a rise. People do not think before speaking and this is what lands them in problem because India has put in place the defamation law. Defamation law in…
Section 391 in the Indian Penal Code When five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a robbery, or where the whole number of persons conjointly committing or attempting to commit a robbery, and persons present and aiding such commission or attempt, amount to five or more, every person so committing, attempting or…
MURDER AS PER SECTION 300 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE The term “Murder” traces its origin form the Germanic word “morth” which means secret killing. Murder means when one person is killed by another person or a group of persons who have a pre-determined intention to end life of the former. The act is committed…
DEFENCES: Some of the defences while are available to a person, are as follows – Prescriptive right to commit nuisance, and Statutory Authority Let’s discuss them one by one: PRESCRIPTIVE RIGHT TO COMMIT NUISANCE: If an activity is performed from the past 20 years or more, without and objections or hindrance, then the person performing…
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 19th century, a sensitization arose regarding the moral code of conduct for the decent ladies which was known as the Victorian morality ideology. As per this doctrine female women were categorized into bad and good types. The ones who were prompted only for monogamy were considered decent and good whereas the ones who…
Introduction – The word ‘rioting’ means causing violent disturbance to a crowd which is peaceful. The Indian Penal Code defines rioting under Section 146 as “Whenever force or violence is used by an unlawful assembly. Or by any member thereof, in prosecution of the common object of such assembly, every member of such assembly is…
