The Theory of Broken Window and Crimes in India – A Socio-Legal Analysis
The human psyche influences every aspect of an individual, from physical to mental attributes, and the psychology of every person is a result of the environment they grow up in and spend a considerable time inhabiting. Hence…
Junking the Colonial Era Criminal Defamation Law in the Era of #MeToo
India is one of the largest democracies in the world and its supreme law is the ‘Constitution of India.’ The Indian Constitution is the lengthiest constitution in the world and one of its most important parts is…
(De)Criminalization of Suicide in India – A Socio-Legal Analysis
In today’s era, suicide has become a big problem in India. The act of Suicide may be defined as taking one’s own life. It is death that occurs when a person has lost all his will to…
Necrophilia – A Socio-Legal Insight
As civilization has progressed, humans have become self-aware. Societies or Modern Societies have now evolved and have changed the way an individual thinks. In the present day and age, we are learning to be more gender-inclusive and…
Acid Attack – An Abomination of the Society
Reality is a concentrated acid; it burns one to the core. Acid attacks are certainly an abomination of our society. Whenever we come across a case where we get to know about a person (mostly a girl…
Human Rights and the Criminal Justice System of India
Human Rights are those rights which every individual possesses by his birth as a human being. In other words, it can be said that Human Rights are those minimal rights, which every independent person must have as…
Deterrence or Punishment – Changing Criminal Justice System
Criminal Deterrence as a concept imposes sanctions on all sorts of criminal activities thereby effectively deterring them from being committed by the general populace. Although it’s just a theory and has seen some success, there is room…
Capital Punishment – History And Evidences
India is a nation that comprises of a huge number of wrongdoings and criminals. In India, all punishments depend on the intention to give punishment for the wrongdoer. There are two primary explanations behind imposing the punishment,…
Abduction and Kidnapping
The word ‘Crime’ in simple terms refers to an action or omission which is punishable by law. In India, The Indian Penal Code is the official criminal code of India. The First Law Commission chaired by Thomas Babington…
Offences against Property
There are different types of offences one of them is against the property. Any offence which is committed in regard to any property whether it is movable or immovable is punishable under the provisions of the Law of…
The need for making Juvenile Justice Act more Juvenile friendly
Haven’t we all heard of the famous saying that youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow? How is that so? Children are a part of the nation’s valuable resources. The future success of the country depends…
Elements of Crime
Human being is a social animal. Society needs a peaceful and harmonized environment to live in. Greed, anger, lust, shortcut to become wealthy etc. are the factors affecting the harmony of society. Indian Penal Code lays down provisions…
The Legality of Preventive Detention
Preventive Detention, as the word suggests, is the anticipatory measure wherein the person is incarcerated in order to thwart him from committing any wrongful activity which is prohibited by the Indian Penal Code, 1860. As per Section…
Rape Culture – A Pandemic Ongoing
Rape is a gruesome crime that violates the privacy, integrity and dignity of a female. Getting past this barbaric act is a great deal in itself, however, the victim has other hurdles ahead. The obstacles are a…
