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Criminal Law Articles


Defences for Defamation

  G. ARAVINTHAN   23 October 2009 at 08:46

Defamation is defined as “the publication of a statement which reflects on a person’s reputation and tends to lower him in the estimation of right-thinking members of society generally or tends to make them shun or avoid him.” The ..


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MTP Act

  G. ARAVINTHAN   23 October 2009 at 08:46

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill was passed by both the Houses of the Parliament and received the assent of the President of India on 10th August, 1971. It came on the Statute Book as the "The MTP Act, 1971". This law guarantees t ..


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PRISONERS RIGHTS

  Raj Kumar Makkad   22 October 2009 at 23:18

Smt. Kewal Pati, Petitioner V. State Of U.P. And Others, Respondents.DATE OF DECISION: 06-04-1995CITATION(S) : 1995-(101)-CRLJ -2920 -SCJUDGE(S) :R M SahaiS B MajmudarORDERThis petition was entertained on a letter sent by the wife of the deceased Ram ..


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Criminal liability for medical negligence: a drastic change?

  Raj Kumar Makkad   22 October 2009 at 23:18

The Supreme Court declared on August 4, 2004, in Dr Suresh Gupta's Criminal Appeal [Appeal (crl.) 778 of 2004] that to sustain a prosecution for the offence under S. 304A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and to fix criminal liability on a doctor or su ..


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LATEST JUDGEMENT SUPREME COURT- IPC 302,READ WITH 34,AND 498

  PJANARDHANA REDDY   08 October 2009 at 13:16

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 67 OF 2003 Arun Kumar Sharma .... Appellant Versus State of Bihar .... Respondent JUDGMENT V.S. SIRPURKAR, J. 1. The sole accused appellant challenges the High Court ju ..


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Amend Cr.PC to restore complaints dismissed in default

  Sachin Bhatia   04 October 2009 at 23:07

At present to get criminal complaint restored, one has to move High CourtGive power to Magistrate to restore complaint if sufficient cause is shown for absence New Delhi: The Law Commission of India has recommended amendments to the Criminal Procedu ..


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ATTEMPT IN CRIMINAL LAW

  Suwarn Rajan   02 October 2009 at 10:21

ATTEMPT IN CRIMINAL LAWBy Suwarn Rajan, Advocate, Supreme Court of IndiaIntroduction: One of the most dif ..


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FACETS OF INSANITY

  Suwarn Rajan   02 October 2009 at 10:21

FACETS OF INSANITYBy Suwarn Rajan, Advocate, Supreme Court of India Introduction Traditionally insanity h ..


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ANTICIPATARY BAIL-Cr.P.C SOME IMPORTANT CASE LAWS

  PJANARDHANA REDDY   01 October 2009 at 19:07

ANTICIPATARY BAIL-438 Cr.P.C There are many misconceptions floating around regarding Anticipatory Bail. One such misconception is that a 498a case is an automatic arrest warrant. However, it does not necessarily have to be so. In 498A cases, the mo ..


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LATEST SC JUDGEMENTS

  PJANARDHANA REDDY   29 September 2009 at 13:09

LATEST CASES(for last one month) Total No. of Cases: 54 2009 SCCL.COM 3026(Case No: Criminal Appeal No(s). 891-892 of 2002 With Criminal Appeal Nos. 1811-1812 of 2009) Raj Narain Singh Appellant(s) versus State of ..


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