criminal law

Introduction   "In the rush to examine a criminal's behaviour, it is not difficult to become distracted by the dangling carrot of that criminal's potential characteristics and for..

  The very meaning of the word “child” denotes a person who has as yet not attained sufficient maturity or understanding to judge the nature and consequences of his actions. Hence, the law conceded certain immunities to a child from the consequences of his actions which are in conflict with law...

This section is being used by the courts in India, by & large, in conjunction with other section of the law where “Consent” of the victim is in question. Let us first read the bare act:   Section 90.  Consent known to be given under fear ..

  The Law Commission called for a thorough review of the provision of rape favoring a more gender-neutral and broad-based definition to cover all forms of acts like unlawful sexual contact, crimes of molestation and sexual assault, that fall outside the purview of rape. Further, it widened the gamut of sexual assault committed by people in positio..

Untitled 1 The cultural tapestry of Indian society owes its superlative cultural heritage to the fabric woven for over five thousand years of its cultural history. Love, peace, faith and respect are the chief ingredients which has distinguishe..

I have sent below Suggestions to Justice Verma Commitee along with my analysis.   1) Enactment of Sentencing guideline   Sentencing guideline should be inserted in I..

Untitled 1 Untitled 2 MEANING OF BAIL/s..

PREFACE   In criminal justice delivery system trial is genus of w..

Physical injury is not essesntial for conviction of the accused in any Gang Rape case as per the Explanations to Sec. 375 & Sec. 376(2)(g) IPC. Therefore, the accused persons need to be charged separately for causing physical or mental injuries, which could be simple hurt (u/s 323/ 324 IPC), grievous hurt (u/s 325/ 326 IPC), murder (u/s 302 IPC), Homicide (u/..

Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, deals with the consequences of dishonour of cheque for insufficiency , etc., of funds in the account. The provision provides for punishment with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years or with fine or with both. Generally, a cheque can be presented to the bank for collection within a period of 6 mon..

The IT act came into existence to protect the users from the crime related to electronic space, we know that India is a IT hub and a largest democratic country, That’s why we need IT laws .But Laws don’t keep pace with technology.   p style="..

Crimes of sorts are committed by human beings with a criminal bent of mind who, generally speaking, are misfits in human society. These criminals get into the habit of making easy money and while doing so don’t care if they have to bump off their victims. Of late, cr..

Everybody in India feels that the Kasab Judgement came too late after 4 yrs its too late.After spending 50 crores on his trial it is wrong and Indian government is not concerned about his death.Well the real truth is different from what people presuming.span style="font-sizee:10.0pt; line-h..

.auto-style1 { text-align: left; } The Jessica Lal case had raised many important debates on the working of our Criminal Justice System. However the views are inappropriate and demanding. The Criminal Justice System in its entirety has become outdated and its growth stagnated. The Supreme C..

In this article I will show how media affects trial system in India. The leading case which shows such trial by media is jessica lal murder case.   Lets have a brief overview of raw facts:   str..