India - Understanding the Khairlanji VerdictS. ANANDThe Khairlanji Verdict, in which six persons were awarded the death penalty for the massacre of dalits, is anything but historic. In treating the massacre as a purely criminal act, it actually masks ..
A majority of the kidnappings done in the city have a personal motive behind them. The kidnappers are either distant relatives, friends of the victim’s family or business rivals. The city, which reported 84 cases of kidnapping and extortion last year ..
They can at best treat the symptoms; they cannot cure the disease.We still run our police establishment on the basis of a law enacted in 1861A model police act is available in the Home Ministry website for States to adoptThedeafening clamour for stri ..
AUTHOR NAME:- MAHENDRA SUBHASH KHAIRNAR AUTHOR’S ADDRESS:- R. NO. 1388, MHB SATPUR COLONY, NASHIK-422007 Mob. 9371250023ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- STUDENT OF LL. M. II DEPT. OF LAW, UNIVERSITY ..
Corruption and WomenCorruption is defined as "the abuse of public office for private gain"[1] Corruption is termed as a plague, which is not only contagious but if not controlled spreads like fire in a jungle. Its virus is compared with HIV le ..
INTRODUCTIONEvery object,natural or manmade, has an individuality, which is not duplicated in any otherobject .It is unique. Neither the nature has duplicated itself, nor man can.This is the law of individuality, which is of fundamental importance in ..
161 STATEMENT UNDER Cr.P.C Prohibition under Section 162 CrPC against signing of the statement of witnesses recorded during investigation has its origin in the historical distrust about faithful recording of statements by the investigating officers. ..
HUMAN RIGHTS - JUDGE-MADE LAW TO PREVENT POLICE ATROCITY Law and the State has come to recognize the rights of men. Though these rights differ from country to country, some of the rights are accepted by nations all over the world regardless of thei ..
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE - THE BEST EVIDENCE Suprem Court of India in Manivel and Others v State of Tamil Nadu in Criminal Appeal No. 473 of 2001 (2008 INDLAW SC 1239) on 08 Aug 2008 held that while dealing with circumstantial evidence, it has been h ..
Is narco-analysis test reliable? A brief outline of the narco-analysis test: The narco-analysis test is conducted by mixing three grams of Sodium Pentothal or Sodium Amytal dissolved in 3000 ml of distilled water. Narco test refers to the practice of ..