1.Right to protest vs Right to mobility: India’s freedom struggle defines the importance of protest in the Indian Independence movement. Recently Haryana CM went to Hisar for inaugurating a 500-bed hospital for covid 19 patients ,the cops stopped the farmers from proceeding towards the venue, clashes ensued, with police personnel resorting to lathi-charge and firing tear…
Child abuse is prevalent all over the world mostly in the developing and underdeveloped countries , abuse can be of many forms Maltreatment (including violent punishment), Bullying (including cyber-bullying), Youth violence , Intimate partner violence (or domestic violence), Sexual violence , Emotional or psychological violence. Restricting to child sexual abuses here we will first see who is…
Rape is defined in section 375 IPC as every sexual assault including non-consensual intercourse with a female by a male. Exception (2), to section 375 IPC provides protection in sexual assault to husband with his own wife. Section 375 IPC, Exception (2): – “Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife,…
Prostitution is one of the oldest professions of the world practiced since the birth of an organized society. In India it is legal to practice prostitution but other related activities such as pimping, soliciting and brothels are illegal. According to an NGO, there are over 20 million sex workers in India. The problem arises when…
Theories The two dominant perspectives on the causes of delinquent behaviour are Hirschi’s (1969) social control theory and Sutherland’s (1947) differential association theory. Other theories that speak to the issue of peer delinquency include Gottfredson and Hirschi’s (1990) the general theory of crime and Osgood and colleagues’ opportunity theory (Osgood, Wilson, O’Malley, Bachman, & Johnston,…
Sabarimala Temple Case judgement came in 2018 where with 4:1 it was decided that women of reproductive ages be allowed to enter into the temple and surpassing the religious beliefs and norms it was done. The equal representation of women was considered under article 14 , 19 , 21. Here we have to see that…
According to Article 246 of the Indian Constitution, ‘Police’ comes on the State List of the Seventh Schedule, and it is beyond the jurisdiction of the respective State Governments to make laws governing the police in their State. However. The NCT of Delhi, under Article 239 AA, has been given a special status, which gives powers…
INTRODUCTION:-Punishment is retribution on the offender for the suffering inflicted on the offender’s person or property, as defined by the law. Punishment is a method of preventing an offender from committing crimes against people, property, or the government. As a result, punishments might be deterrent, rehabilitative, restorative, or retributive in nature. SENTENCING POLICY:-1.) The Indian…
The Indian Succession Act defines a succession certificate as a document that authorizes the person who acquires it to act in the place of the dead for the purpose of collecting debts and securities owed to him or payable in his name. In the absence of a will, a succession certificate will usually be the…
Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender. Yes, you read that correct , LGBT. It is sometimes also called LGBTQIA which also includes queer, intersex and asexual groups. For your information, Queer is an umbrella term which is used in reference to non-straight people; intersex refers to those whose sex is not clearly defined because of genetic, hormonal…
