INTRODUCTION TO UAPA Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act is an Indian law aimed at prevention of unlawful activities associations in India. Its main objective was to make powers available for dealing with activities directed against the integrity and sovereignty of India. The National Integration Council appointed a Committee on National Integration and Regionalization to look into,…
Recently, the kerala high court granted anticipatory bail to film maker aisha sultana in the sedition case registered against her for a remark by saying praful khoda patel a “bioweapon” who is a Lakshadweep administrator during a debate on a Malayalam new channel about the ongoing political crisis in Lakshadweep. Introduction to bail According to…
FACTS OF THE CASE- The petitioner, a minor girl was kidnapped by local goons. Her father, Bhola Kamat went to police station to lodge FIR which police refused. The father further went to the superintendent of police and under his direction a FIR was registered. But even then, investigation was not started and the police…
The word custody means guardianship of something or someone. In civil services, custody refers to the imprisonment of a particular person who has committed a crime. Police Custody In police custody the police have the authority to punish the accused. A suspected person is arrested in crime and the police collects more information in case…
Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.—Whoever fraudulently removes, conceals, transfers or delivers to any person any property or any interest therein, intending thereby to prevent that property or interest therein from being taken as a forfei¬ture or in satisfaction of a fine, under a sentence which…
When an act is done with bad intention, it is called malice. Malice is usually classified into two divisions, namely, ‘malice in fact’ and ‘malice in law’. In criminal law, it indicates the intention, without justification or excuse, to commit an act that is unlawful type. Express or actual malice, or malice in fact means…
Personal injury cases are brought about by physical injury or mental anguish caused by actions or negligence of another party. Personal Injury cases can include Auto Accidents, Defamation of Character, Product Defects and Medical Malpractice to name just a few. In order to be sure if your personal injury case has validity in the eyes…
In-State of Rajasthan v. Balchand alias Baliya, The Supreme Court held the legal principle of ‘Bail is a rule, jail is an exception’. The judgment is based upon safeguarding fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21. Basically, the purpose of detention is to make police investigation easy and avoid unnecessary delay in the case by making…
DEFINITION Theft is defined under Section 378 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 as “Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any moveable property out of the possession of any person without that person’s consent, moves that property in order to such taking, is said to commit theft”. Theft means the dishonest removal of moveable property ‘out…
In Part 1 of the article, we explored the rising problem of custodial violence in India, and it’s causes. In Part 2, we shall be exploring the various solutions that can be implemented to tackle the problem. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO CUSTODIAL VIOLENCE? In India there are several constitutional and statutory provisions which…
