Section 84.15 Sentencing- Battered woman syndrome- The accused woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter on an indictment for murder. She was a young woman aged 20. She began a sexual relationship with the deceased when she was 14 and began to live with him when she was 16. She had a miscarriage and on two occasions…
Simple meaning of the word indemnity is making good the loss incurred by another person. For example, when X contracts to indemnify Y against failure to repay loan amount by Z, this is called indemnity. The Contract of indemnity is defined under section 124 of The Indian contract Act 1872 as “a contract by which…
SEBI is a statutory body established on April 12, 1992 in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. SEBI is a statutory regulatory body established by the Government of India to regulate the securities market in India and protect the interests of investors in securities. Objectives of SEBI…
What was the first thing that came to your mind when you heard about the words same-sex relationship or gay or lesbian? If I am to deduce, you were as confused as I was when I first heard about it. Some people want to learn more about it, some people disgust it, for some jury…
Francis Coralie Mullin v UT of Delhi The statement, which has been repeatedly quoted with approval by the Supreme Court, has been further in the above stated case by the statement “that any act which damages or injures or interferes with the use of any limb or faculty of a person, either permanently or even…
Indian judiciary have always been looked with the eyes of respect, it has been viewed by some as the most progressive system of independent India which has been by time to time broken the social barrier of the Indian patriarchal society and has given way to women to come forward and be a active part…
Introduction Criminal law is a body of rules and statues that defines conduct prohibited by the state because it threatens and harms public safety and welfare and that establishes punishment to be imposed for the commission of such acts. Criminal law differs from civil law whose emphasis is more on dispute resolution than in punishment.…
In 2016 the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi launched the Start-Up India program to establish an ecosystem that strengthens and encourages innovation and start-ups to generate large-scale employment and further boost the economic growth of the country. The government put forward an ‘Action Plan’ to achieve its objective. The “action plan’ aims to give…
Introduction The main object of law is to regulate the relationship between individuals in the society. The validity of act and omissions of a person is determined on the basis of the reasonableness. All those acts which do not adversely affect the interest of others are held to be lawful where is acts which interfere…
The COVID-19 pandemic hit humanity hard since March of 2020 till present. Countries took up various measures to combat the spread and to take care of those who got affected due to the virus. A ray of hope that arose after nearly a year of research was the vaccine to prevent corona from affecting the…
