Central Government Introduces Landmark Bills to Reform Criminal Laws in Lok Sabha On August 11, 2023, a significant legislative development unfolded in the Lok Sabha as the Central Government presented three crucial bills aimed at modernizing the legal landscape. These bills seek to replace the longstanding Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure
Author: Anirudh Tyagi (Sharda School of Law, Sharda University) Democratic Republic of India is the state nation, the penal jurisprudence of which is based on the principle of ‘No person shall be declared guilty unless the evidences adduced against (him) the accused, are proved beyond reasonable doubt by the prosecution. Hence every attempt, action in
Author: Esha Jain (Kalinga School of Law, Bhubaneshwara) INTRODUCTION Dowry is considered as one of the traditional customs of the marriage and the evil associated with the marriage is dowry system. Marriage is not a formal contract but rather a sacred relationship in Hindu culture. However, it appears that the dowry custom runs counter to
law of defamation under Indian Penal Code 1860 Author : Mrinal Kedar Introduction: “A reputation once broken may be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.” — Joseph Hall. A good reputation means everything to a person for thriving in a reputable society. A lot of things are
Author : Garima Sethi Introduction A dishonest or unfair act done from one to another in order to gain some advantage is cheating . The literal meaning of the word ‘cheat’ means “act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage”. This act of unfair trick on someone to have an advantage from the
OFFENCES RELATING TO MARRIAGE UNDER IPC Author : Taniya Tejan INTRODUCTION In India marriage is considered as very sacred and the women are worshipped like a god but now a day’s we have seen that in every 2 second we hear the news like an assault with women, rape of women, stalking, dowry death, sexual
Author : Prity Kumari Citations- (2012)2 SCC 648 Bench- SB Singh, Harjit Singh Bedi Introduction – it had been seen that in earlier cases of drunken driving leading to an accident were being determined in accordance with sections 337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Under these sections, there are provisions with warrant
Author – Sanighdha (University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University) “The main political problem is how to prevent police power from becoming tyrannical. This is the meaning of all the struggles for liberty.” – Ludwig Von Misses INTRODUCTION: Martin Luther King Jr. once famously remarked, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Criminal justice
Chapter – I Introduction • Preamble :- Whereas it is expedient to provide a general penal code for India; it is enacted as follows:- • Section 1 : Title & Extent of Operation of the Code:- The Act shall be called the Indian Penal Code and shall extend to the whole of India. • (Note:- Before 31st October 2019 IPC
The Delhi HC has directed on Tuesday to district and sessions Judge , North-East Delhi to ensure that the application filed by the accused Shahrukh of Delhi Riots , seeking grant of bail is taken up for hearing with in two days of it being filed. Acting upon on plea, the single bench judge of
