“Prison” means any jail or place used permanently or temporarily under the general or special orders of the state government for the detention of prisoners and includes all lands and buildings appurtenant thereto, but does not include any place for the confinement of prisoners who are exclusively in the custody of the police or any…
A criminal act is referred to as an actus reus in Latin. Every crime must be broken down into two parts: the physical act of the crime (actus reus) and the mental intent to do the crime (intent to commit the crime) (mens rea). To demonstrate actus reus, a lawyer must show that the accused…
Article 19(1)(g) According to Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution, all Indian citizens have the basic right to engage in any profession or business, trade or commerce anywhere in India. However, this is not an absolute right, so you have reasonable restrictions. Article 19, clause 6 of the Constitution imposes appropriate restrictions on this fundamental right…
The concept of progress is extremely appealing in modern life. The traditional opinion in the 18th century, as European cultures grew more prosperous and sophisticated, was that humanity was firmly established on a good trajectory from barbarism and ignorance to wealth and civilisation. However, one 18th century philosopher vehemently disagreed, and his ideas are still…
Malicious Prosecution is defined as the proceedings of judicial which are institutes by one person against the other person from any of the wrong or improper motive for any probable cause which sustains it. Malicious prosecution is a remedy for any baseless malicious claims. It is not limited to criminal prosecutions, but can also target…
The stages of EIA can be broken down as: IDENTIFICATION: The first step is to define a project and study all the likely activities involved in its process so as to understand the range and reach of the project. This helps in deciding the possible zones of environmental impacts and in understanding the area a…
Do you believe in the creator of life? Which Religion do you believe? Is there a supreme being over us? Such questions always had lingered in our mind atleast one’s in our lifetime. Before, at the start of my teens I had a very clear vision towards religion in life. I never knew about the…
According to Sir John Salmond, “liability is the bond of necessity that exists between the wrongdoer and the remedy of the wrong”. A man’s liability consists of things which he must do or suffer because he has failed to do what he ought to have done. Criminal liability arises in case of an offence that…
Writ of habeas corpus acts as a legal remedy for the person who has been illegally detained by the police authorities or by any other public authority. Habeas corpus basically means to present the body in front of the court. The purpose of this writ is to release any person who is illegally detained or…
Today, as people from every nook and corner of the globe are on the screens, enhancing provisions of cyber laws can be surely determined as the need of an hour to protect all global citizens and fabricate legal provisions the same way as are provided to them in person. Horizons of services and commodities available…
