Tag: Indian Penal Code

Domestic violence- A Harsh Truth

Author : Shivanjali Mane “Women are the only exploited group in history has been idealized into powerlessness”[i] Introduction Domestic violence is one of the sad realities on Indian society.  India since very long back following patriarchy system of the society, and now it was accepted that abusing women is acceptable practice in Indian society. This

OFFENCES RELATED TO MARRIAGE

AUTHOR : LIPI SHARMA INTRODUCTION In India, as a great nation, a woman is symbolized as a goddess, an idol of respect and devotion to the gods. We all have been brought up in such a way that summons the highest honour and respect for the fairer gender. In spite of that, it is disheartening

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,

Unnatural offences under IPC

Unnatural offences under IPC Author : Ashish Nagpal Introduction The year 2018 changed the way we look at gender, sex and sexuality in much of a broader sense. The judgement of the Supreme Court in Navtej Johar vs Union of India holding that the consensual same sex marriage under section 377 of the Indian Penal

Forgery under IPC

INTRODUCTION Forgery suggests that a made-up or false document or to repeat one thing illegally. A forgery could be a deceitful act of making a replica of a document, cheques, written bond, signatures, work of art & property marks etc. forgery is completed by the one that has the intention to cause damage, and deceit

DISCRIMINATION LAWS ISSUES

DISCRIMINATION LAWS ISSUES Author : Garima Sethi INTRODUCTION Discrimination is prevalent not only in India by around the word. This evil is practiced from time immemorial, whether it is racial discrimination, gender discrimination, discrimination on nationality, disability discrimination etc. although many provisions at international level are made that say that there shall be no discrimination