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…
(De)Criminalization of Adultery in India
De-criminalisation of adultery is a significant step towards attaining gender-justice. The Apex Court of India in its landmark verdict has struck down the legitimacy of Section-497 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. This historic verdict of the Hon’ble Supreme…
Juvenile Delinquency – A Rising Concern
In the previous couple of decades, the rate of crime committed by children under the age of 16 years has increased. The explanation of the accelerating rate of Juvenile Delinquency is the upbringing environment of the child,…
Curbing Hate Crimes – A Herculean Task
India is a colorful canvas portraying different types of cultures, ethnicities, civilizations, and religions. It is a unique assimilation of different types of groups. This uniqueness is the identity of the country which gave rise to disagreement…
Torture behind the Bars – Custodial Violence and Selective Silence
'Custodial violence and the selective silence is the largest organized gang of criminals in the country'. A Quote by Justice A.N Mulla that is being reiterated all over the world, was given nearly half a century ago.…
Civil and Criminal Defamation
Defamation can be defined as the act of putting up content that is defamatory in nature or harms the reputation of the person or entity when looked at from the view of an ordinarily prudent person. Defamation…
Forgery
Section 463 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 defines the offence of forgery and Section 464 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 substantiates an equivalent by providing a solution as to when a false document might be…
Adultery
Adultery is referred to as extramarital sexual intercourse that is considered questionable and objectionable on social, religious, and moral grounds. Many cultures all around the globe considered adultery to be a very heinous and disgusting act and…
Pay to Play – Anti-Corruption Laws in India
The essential Anti-Corruption enactment in India is the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 (PCA), which criminalizes, in addition to other things, the taking and giving of an undue advantage to public servants. Both the individuals and organizations…
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…
Culpable Homicide and Murder
Homicide is an important legal term which is coined from the Latin word Homicida. ‘Homo’ means human and ‘cida’ means killing. Homicide is one of the most heinous act an individual can carry out as it is…
Elements of Crime
Of all the branches of law, the branch that closely relates, touches and concerns a man is that of the criminal law. There have been numerous attempts so as to define crime, but all failed to identify…
