The arguments for retaining Section 124A of the IPC are that they are essential in combatting anti-national, secessionist and terrorist elements.[1] However, to counter this argument, it has been put forth rightly that the government is using Section 124A to its advantage in order to silence all forms of criticism and political dissent, thereby protecting itself…
The rule of law was written by A.V. dicey in 1885 in the British constitution and he had 3 ideas in rule of law- 1) Absence of Arbitrary Power: No man is above law. No man is punishable except for a distinct breach of law established in an ordinary legal manner before ordinary courts. Persons in authority in…
Under the Indian penal code, the term extortion has been defined explicitly and how it is constituted. Section 383 of the Indian penal code states that if a person intentionally puts another person in a position of fear or of threat to cause him injury, or deceitfully persuade him so that he may deliver the…
Given a chance, none of us would hesitate to write down a list of problems we have in our lives. Someone like me would find it easy to list things I’m not happy with in my life. I can make a list of things that didn’t go my way, things that haven’t yet happened to…
A Lease is defined under Section 105 of the Transfer of Property Act. It is a contract between the lessor and the lessee for the possession and profits of land, etc, on one side and the recompense by rent or other consideration on the other. A license is defined in Section 52 of the Indian…
Background:The Supreme Court consented to intervene when the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) raised concerns about a rash of allegations regarding unlawful adoptions of COVID orphans by private individuals and organisations. Issue:NCPCR statistics show that 3,621 children were orphaned, 26,176 children lost either parent and 274 children were abandoned between April…
India is a country which consists of large number of crimes and criminals. In India all punishments are based on the motive to give penalty for the wrongdoer. There are two main reasons for imposing the punishment, one is the wrongdoer should suffer and other one is imposing punishment on wrongdoers discourages other from doing…
According to data from the National Crime Registry of India, India has the highest number of deaths from dowry in the world. In 2012, 8,233 people died from dowry in India, which means that one bride was cremated every 90 minutes, or the dowry problem caused 1.4 deaths within 90 minutes, i.e., 100,000 women in…
As per Black’s Law Dictionary, defamation means, the offence of injuring a person’s character, fame, or reputation by a false and malicious statement. In law, defamation is described as an attack on another person’s reputation by a false publication with the intent of bringing the person into disgrace by conveying the same to a third…
Article 19 of the constitution provides for the various freedoms guaranteed to the citizens of the country. Also, as freedom provided to people can never be without reasonable restrictions, this article provide the various restrictions which can be put on the enjoyment of these freedoms. The six(originally seven) rights provided by this article are- Right…
