INTRODUCTION: The right to die is a concept founded on the belief that humans have the freedom to choose whether or not to live. A person with a terminal illness, intractable pain, or no will to live should be permitted to end their own life, use assisted suicide, or refuse life-prolonging therapy if they have…
More than 10.2 million people worldwide are held in prisons. A prison is a state of confinement and captivity for the law breakers who indulge in heinous crimes. While the lack of awareness about the health of prisoners is a major human rights concern, the need to manage illness in jails as part of a…
Marital Rape means a husband having sexual intercourse with his wife without her consent or by forcing and committing assault. There is no proper definition of marital rape in India for women who are 18 years and above since it is legal in India if done with a woman whose age is 18 years and…
In a given criminal case in order for a person to be held liable, the act alone won’t suffice. There needs to be a mental element, mens rea. There are many types of mens rea. Two of the prominent ones are common intention and indirect intention. Common intention refers to the instance wherein a group…
A search warrant in its most general sense refers to a written authority or permission given to an officer of the police force by a Magistrate of a competent authority for conducting a search through a place either ordinarily or a search for specified object or document or for an individual who’s been allegedly illegally…
Vicarious Liability means the liability of a person for an act committed by another person and such liability arises due to the nature of the relation between the two. When an agent commits a tort within the course of performance of his duty as an agent, the liability of the principal arises for such a…
We are aware that the Indian Law of torts is totally based on the English Common Law. Thus, the laws related to negligence modified by the courts of India are based on the principles of justice, equity and good conscience. The term negligence is derived from the Latin word negligentia, which means failing to do…
Sections 96 to 106 of the Indian Penal Code state the law concerning the right of private defense of person and property. The provisions contained in these sections give authority to an individual to use necessary force against an assailant or wrong-doer for the aim of protecting one’s own body and property as also another’s body and property when immediate aid…
ACCEPT HER WITH LOVE. AN EDUCATED BRIDE IS LOT BETTER THAN A BILLION CURRENCY. MEANING OF SECTION 498A Section 498A of IPC came as a significant addition to the Indian Penal Code, 1860, which was introduced in 1983 to safeguard the rights and empowerment of women. Under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, extortion…
INTRODUCTION– Drug abuse has become a global and emerging issue of concern to human society. The illicit drug trafficking have multiple consequences to health, society, economy andspecially to youth these days. The issue is so complex that it not only involve illegalitiesbut also leads to disintegration of nation, mental social physical disorder. It also give…
