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Mercy Petition- A Last Hope

Mercy Petition Author :- Prity Kumari, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya Introduction Mercy Petition is a way through which the innocent person tries to get justice if he is being punished due to the miscarriage of justice or in cases of doubtful conviction. It may be absolute or conditional. It is absolute in the

CHILD MOLESTATION

CHILD MOLESTATION Author :- Syeda Khizra Rizvi, Indian Institute of Legal Studies, Siliguri, West Bengal. Introduction Child molestation as per the definition given by UNICEF, violence can be physical and mental abuse and injury, neglect or negligent treatment, exploitation and sexual abuse. Violence can ake place in homes, schools, orphanages, residential care facilities, on the