Tag: criminal law
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Bails and Anticipatory Bails: Part II
By Adv. Shriya Maini and Adv. Chethana Venkatraghavan We take off from where we left in the last post on Bails and Anticipatory Bails. Now that we know about Bails, Anticipatory Bails and Interim Bails, let us examine the substantive provisions behind granting of bail.
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Would India be justified in doing away with the Death Penalty?-Decoding the 262nd Law Commission Report
By Vershika Sharma, National Law University, Jodhpur. India is one of the 59 countries in the world that still retain death penalty even after the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 62/149 on 18-12-2007. 262nd Law Commission Report is the outcome of references made by the Supreme Court in death penalty matters to discuss and re-examine its…
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The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013:Practically impactful or just impressive on paper?
By Shruti Sharma, Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. RAPE- An offence which is defined under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. It is punishable under Section 376 of the same with maximum punishment, which may extend up to life imprisonment plus fine. Rape is considered as the fourth most common crime against women in India.…
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Should death penalty be banned?
By Deepti Purwar, Law College Dehradun. Capital punishment is a legal process where a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. The capital punishment is in the form of death. The basic purpose of criminal laws of any nation is reformation and not retribution. It is the duty of State…