Proceedings for maintenance of wives, children and parents under section-125 crpc

  INTRODUCTION  The term ‘Maintenance’ is not defined under Code of Criminal procedure,1973 but according to chapter IX of Code of criminal procedure,1973 it talks about the provision of maintenance of Wives, Children and Parents,  In legal sense, ‘maintenance’ means alimony which someone has to pay to his former wife or husband and specially when they…

SECTION 497 IPC-ADULTERY

According to Indian law, Section 497 of the IPC criminalizes adultery and imprisonment and fines of up to five years. Only a man who has consensual sexual intercourse with the wife of another man without his consent can be punished under this offence in India. Section 497 of Indian Penal code (IPC) 1860, defined adultery as: -“Whoever has sexual…

Tukaram and Another v. State of Maharashtra (Mathura Rape Case)

Introduction The scandalous instance of Tukaram and Another v. Territory of Maharashtra, all the more ordinarily known as the Mathura Assault Case, started off fervency and uncurbed struggles, prompting revolutionary changes in the circle of assault laws administering India. This case saw the issue of custodial assault of a little youngster named Mathura. The Judgment…

Corporal punishment

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…

Coronavirus and Indian Federalism

Introduction  Gotten from the Latin word Foedus, the specific idea of India’s ‘government’, multi-level arrangement of administration, with a division of the leader and authoritative force between the Center and States, has consistently been a disputed matter, with shifted schools of bureaucratic nation spreading particularly various thoughts. When contrasted with the American model of federalism,…