LAWS RELATED TO DOWRY DEATH UNDER IPC Author : Monalisha Singh Dowry death has been defined under Section 304 B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Presumption as regard to dowry death has been defined under Section 113 B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Section 304 B of the Indian Penal Code delineates that
Criminology and its theory Author : Hasna Abbas Criminology is the study of crime from a social perspective and abnormal behaviors of the person who commits the crime and also examining the facts that why they commit them, and how to prevent them. The word criminology is coming from the Latin word ‘crimen’ which means
PENALTY FOR PROSTITUTION IN INDIA Author : Tanvi Gupta “It is a matter of bitter and sorrow and deep humiliation that a number of women have to sell their chastity for men’s lust. Man, the law giver, will have to pay a dreadful penalty for the degradation he has imposed upon the so-called weaker sex.”
Supreme Court defers 2009 contempt case against Prashant Bhushan, requests CJI to take it to appropriate bench The Supreme Court on Tuesday conceded the hearing within the 2009 disdain of court case against senior attorney Prashant Bhushan and requested the Chief Justice of India to take it to an suitable bench. Justice Arun Mishra said
SC : Flat buyers are entitled to get compensation for delay in giving possession of the house On August 24 , Supreme Court stated that the flat buyers are entitled to indemnify for delay in getting right over the house and for the failure of the developer to comply with the representations made to them
Patna HC directed the health workers to dissolve the strike and return to duty On August 24, the Patna High Court directed para medical staff to dissolve the strike and return to duty and also directed to the junior doctors of Bihar not to proceed on strike. Advocate General of the state government Lalit Kishore
SC Grants Bail to Octogenarian Rape Accused. A bench comprising of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Ajay Rastogi of the Supreme Court of India granted bail to an octogenarian rape accused after noticing that the DNA report from the West Bengal Police, showed that he not the father of the child born to the
Honour Killing Author : Neha Singh Gender based violence has been in tenacious forms in India and one of which is Honour killing. Although it’s a crime but implication of it being an ‘Honour’ is deceptive. Honour killing is form of violence to regulate women’s choices of marriage and sexuality. Murder of not only women
It’s now the Allahabad HC promoting their 28 Additional Judges as the permanent judges After Madras High Court on Friday 21 August, now it’s the Allahabad High Court which recommends their 28 Additional Judges as the permanent judges. The recommendations were made by the collegium comprising of Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde and
INTRODUCTION TO PATENT AND RIGHTS OF PATENTEE Author : VAIBHAV RAMDAS MISAL (Maharashtra National Law University) Co-Author : MOHAMMED ZAHID (Maharashtra National Law University) WHAT IS A PATENT? Patent is an instrument granted by authority to an inventor giving him exclusive right to use, sell or license his invention for a period of 20 years.
