Tag: murder
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K.M. Nanavati v State of Maharashtra
By Kanishka Mishra, University of Delhi. Here’s an interesting power point presentation prepared by our Research Intern, to simplify the case. Do go through the same to brush up your knowledge about the case.
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Sheena Bora Murder Case: The elite society murder mystery
By Shrutika Garg, Jamnalal Bajaj School of Legal Studies, Banasthali Vidyapith. Also known as the mother of all murder mysteries, the infamous Sheena Bora murder case came in the media’s glare and has eventually become one of the most mysterious cases in Indian history. Sheena’s alleged mother Indrani Mukherji, an Indian HR consultant and media executive, her…
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Where is the Honour in Honour Killings?
By Maithili Parikh, Government Law College, Mumbai. Since time immemorial, the two most influential institutions of the Indian society, namely, traditions and customs, and law have been at loggerheads with each other. Several of the traditionally deep-rooted Indian customs have come under the scrutiny of human rights law and constitutional law, be it sati or the caste…
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Culpable Homicide and Murder: An Explanation
By Ashish, Faculty of Law, The ICFAI University. Culpable Homicide in the simplest understanding refers to taking the life of a person. The term constitutes of two words, culpable which refers to the mental element and homicide which refers to the physical element. Culpable denotes a ‘blameworthy state of mind’ and homicide refers to killing a…
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Vicky Tyagi Murder Case: An Analysis
By Anmol Sinha, Symbiosis Law School. Murder is one of the most gruesome crimes which can be committed by a human being. It is putting an end to the life of other person and is a display of how callous a person could be. It is the most heinous crime which law of the country…