In bailable offences, the right to claim a bail is considered to be inexpugnable and infallible. If in a bailable offense, the accused wishes to take a bail, then he cannot be refused and neither the Police nor the Court can deny it to him and are bound to release him since due to Section…
INTRODUCTION “Yatra naryastu pujyante ramante tatra Devata, yatraitaastu na pujyante sarvaastatrafalaah kriyaah” “Where Women are honoured, divinity blossoms there, and where ever women are dishonoured, all action no matter how noble it may be, remains unfruitful.” This mantra in Smriti clearly shows the valuable place of respect for women in the society in ancient India,…
Corporal punishment is a discipline method in which a supervising adult deliberately inflicts pain upon a child in response to a child’s unacceptable behavior and/or inappropriate language. The immediate aims of such punishment are usually to halt the offense, prevent its recurrence and set an example for others. The purported long-term goal is to change…
Last year, around this time the world saw many women putting up black and white pictures of themselves to spread awareness about the increasing femicide in Turkey. Crime against women is not an alien concept, it’s one of most common forms of crime. The rise in domestic violence cases (in India especially) and femicide cases…
DEFAMATION LAW What is Defamation Law?Defamation law is the area of law that relates to communications about the reputation of another person. Defamatory speech is a communication that might hurt the reputation of someone else. The purpose of the area of law is to protect people from having their lives and livelihoods ruined or significantly…
Sexual Harassment is a topic of interest and an area of concern to the present era. The sexual harassment results in violation of the basic fundamental rights of women especially right to equality under article 14 & 15 of the Indian constitution and her right to life and to live with dignity under article 21…
An attempt to commit suicide is punishable under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code. An abetment to commit suicide has also been made punishable under Sections 305 and 306. Section 305 deals with abetment of suicide specifically for people with a disability. The Indian Penal Code has set a comparatively more severe punishment as…
Sections 120A and 120B, as a part of Chapter Seven, were added to the Indian Penal Code by the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1913 with the view to overcome the gaps in Section 107, IPC which defines abetment. The addition of these two sections to the code has now made the commission of an…
“TERRORISM- a Threat to Piece”Terrorism is an act, which aims to create fear among ordinary people by illegal means. It is a threat to humanity. It includes person or group spreading violence, riots, burglaries, rapes, kidnappings, fighting, bombings, etc. Terrorism is an act of cowardice. Also, terrorism has nothing to do with religion. A terrorist…
Volenti Non-Fit Injuria The literal meaning of this maxim is that an act to which man consents cannot be complained off as an injury. In other words, if you consent to an act, you are not eligible to complain but suffer the consequences of your own consent. It is assumed that consent shall be obtained…
