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Threatening the right to speech or securing the Government? India has been experiencing some unprecedented events for a while, be it imprisonment for a simple post on Instagram, questioning the government, or the climate change effects. In February, an 11-year old’s mother and teacher were arrested on the charges of Sedition, for speaking against the […]
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Punishment is one of the most effective instruments that have been widely used all over the ages to prevent social disorder, chaos and crime. It might not be wrong to say that the very objective of punishment is to balance the repercussion of a criminal act of an offender. Antony Flew, HLA Hart and Stanley […]
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Trespass is an offence under both Civil law and Criminal law. According to Percy Henry Winfield, “Trespass to land is the name given to that form of trespass which is constituted by unjustifiable interference with the possession of land”.The term trespass is generally viewed as a civil wrong which simply means interference with another’s possession […]
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Introduction – Defamation refers to intentionally harming the reputation of another person by a false statement about him. The law considers that the reputation of an individual is his property and anybody who injures the property is liable for the injury caused. Defamation is a criminal offence under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the […]
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This article is written by Varsha Chauhan, B.com LLB(3rd year) from Banasthali University, Rajasthan INTRODUCTION Cruelty against woman after the wedding is unstoppable increasing as days rolling. Therefore, Section 498-A was added within the Indian legal Code by the criminal law (second amendment) Act, 1983, to stop torture to a women by her husband or […]
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Introduction – Assault and battery are closely linked words but significantly differ in their meaning. Generally, people mistake assault as use of physical force to hit or injure someone but that is not the case. Assault is considered as putting someone in apprehension of threat whereas battery is physically hurting someone. Both of them have […]
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As we all that from Sec76-106 of the Indian Penal Code Deals are based on the presumptions that sometimes the person is not liable for the crimes/ charges which are made up against him so this general defence gives him a way to prove him not guilty of the offence. The main aim of general […]
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Introduction – In general, criminal liability is a liability of the individual who commits the crime but it is not necessary that in every circumstance crime is committed individually. Many a time it is observed that big crimes like robbery and murder are done in groups. In such scenario, it becomes difficult to determine the […]
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INTRODUCTION Offences affecting human body and life are a threat and attack on the freedom of the citizens of the country. This is required that freedom of citizens is preserved by the law. The Indian Criminal Law has made various provisions regarding the offences affecting human body and life. This article explores the meaning and […]
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Introduction – History is a witness to the fact that when the crime rate proliferates in society punishments are introduced to curb them. It has been clearly evident that punishments have always been instrumental to stop the crime rate and restore public order. Punishment can be defined as the hardships imposed on an individual in […]
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INTRODUCTION The crime rate is at increase in our society. To constitute an offence, there are various stages. These stages include intention, preparation, attempt and commission. The first stage is the intention. If there is only intention to commit an offence, then it is not punishable because, at any point in time, a person can […]
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Introduction – Every society has its own set of punishments to regulate the crime rate prevalent. These punishments are awarded to curb the crime rate and also prevent the further commission of the same crime. By awarding punishment to the offenders, examples are set before the society or the common people that if they repeat […]
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