Section 299 IPC defines the term Culpable homicide and Section 300 IPC defines the term Murder, and there is a thin line between both of them which causes confusion and problems among law students, advocates, legal practitioners According to Section 299 of IPC, Culpable homicide is defined as, Whoever causes death by doing an act…
1) Deterrent Theory: This theory of punishment aims to deter the prospective criminals from committing the crime by terrorising them. The offender is punished to set an example for others. This creates fear and thus prevents the crime. The drawback of this theory is that a hardened criminal becomes accustomed to the severity of punishments…
Our justice system is based on one very important principle that “Let Hundred Go Unpunished, But Never Punish an Innocent Person” i.e. any person who is accused cannot be punished with to the verdict without any proper trial as the principle of innocent until proven guilty take places the person still have his rights until…
“No means no” a famous line from the Bollywood movie Pink signifies the importance of consent in every relationship otherwise it is punishable by law, does it always punished by law in the case of rape yes but what about marital rape, India is one of the 36 countries that still haven’t criminalized marital rape…
Custodial death in police stations, seems to be very commonplace these days. According to the recent data, custodial deaths are increasing day by day which led to the violation of human rights also. And recently CJI NV Ramana said that threat to human rights is highest in police stations. So various steps should be taken…
Laws are known to be replete with loopholes. The Exploitation of loopholes is something everyone likes to profess outrage about, and yet I would maintain that is central to legal practice. Practical constraints supposedly make laws avoidably over or underinclusive. This article offers a different perspective to a constitution. An aspect of the battle over…
William E. Gladstone said that “Justice delayed, is justice denied” which means if a legal remedy is not provided to the party suffering incorrect time, it is the same as having no remedy at all. This phrase certainly demands a speedy trial because the judicial system is sometimes too slow in resolving legal issues either…
Article 19(1) (a) of the Indian constitution provides the freedom of speech and expression but Article 19(2) imposed reasonable restrictions and if the person goes all out beyond these exceptions then he is liable to certain offences such as contempt of court, defamation etc. In Chintaman Rao vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh, The Supreme…
Introduction Capital punishment also known as Death penalty is a practice sanctioned by the state to put a person to death as a punishment for a crime. A prisoner who has been sentenced to death and awaits execution is commonly referred to as being “on death row”. Capital crimes, capital offences or capital felonies are…
The Indian Penal Code considers cheating to be a criminal offence. It is done in order to get an advantage or acquire money from another person via deception. The individual who deceives another is well aware that he or she is putting the other person in an unfavorable situation. Cheating is a criminal offence under…
