It would be a case of gross violation of basic human and fundamental rights: Allahabad HC takes suo motu cognizance of Hathras gang rape

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident that took place with a dalit girl in Hathras. On Thursday, the court summoned the Additional Chief Secretary, DGP, ADG Law and Order and District Magistrate and SP of Hathras on October 12 and sought clarification from them. The

Murder and Culpable Homicide

Author : Prity Kumari, Central University of South Bihar The term Murder and Culpable Homicide are the two most confusing concept in the Indian Penal Code, 1860. There is a very thin line difference between the terms. All murders are culpable homicide but all culpable homicides are not murders. In the arena of Penal Code,

Concept of Liability as a whole

Author : Rahil Joshi What is Jurisprudence? Jurisprudence or legal theory is that the theoretical study of law. Scholars of jurisprudence seek to elucidate the character of law in its most general form and supply a deeper understanding of legal reasoning, legal systems, legal institutions, and the role of law in society.[1] Jurisprudence is just

Advocate Prashant Bhushan filed a review petition in the SC against its decision to fine him a nominal Re. 1 as punishment for committing criminal contempt

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan filed a review petition against the Supreme Court’s decision in the contempt case.  Prashant Bhushan was recently found guilty of contempt. For this, he was fined one rupee as a punishment. However, Prashant Bhushan has paid the fine. But, he has exclusively said that he does not accept this

Rights of unmarried mother

Rights of unmarried mother Author : Sandeep Rana Abstract This article throws lights on the case ABC vs. State (NCT)[i] of Hon’ble Supreme court, where the parens patiae jurisdiction of SC  duly exercise to secure the future of several hapless children who are born out of wedlock and thereafter abandoned by their fathers.  The apex