Tag: Indian Penal Code
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The Untold Story of India’s Sold Brides
By Sajith Anjickal, National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Bride trafficking is an unlawful activity wherein brides are bought and sold against their will only to be subjected to sexual and domestic slavery. It is one of those pervasive yet indiscernible crimes that affect women. India is home to a rather massive, organized and lucrative bride…
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Acid Attack: The Ageless Horror
By Sunidhi Singh, Army Institute of Law, Mohali. “Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.”-Pope John Paul II Acid attacks have become a frequent phenomenon in the present day world. ‘Woman staves off molestation attempt, attacked with acid’, ‘Unidentified men threw acid on a 35 year old woman’,…
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The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: An Analysis
By Prateeksha Shrivastava, Faculty of Law, Lucknow University, Uttar Pradesh. The life of a person is characterized by his physical and mental well-being. Mental health means the ability of a person to set up a balance in life. Physical well-being of a person means coordination between different body parts and organs. Mental well-being is a psychological term.…
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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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Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom v. Human Rights
By Koshika Krishna, Rizvi Law College, Mumbai University. The United States of America faces a dilemma. An NGO sobriquet ‘Planned Parenthood’ has come under the radar of public outrage. This initiative started with the motto ‘Care. No matter what’, aimed to introduce America into the new era of family planning, reduced teenage pregnancy and maternal mortality…
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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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Sedition: Critical Interpretation
By Anshika Juneja, Symbiosis Law College, Pune. KENNY- the Law of Sedition relates to the uttering of the seditious words, the publication of seditious libels, and conspiracies to do an act for the furtherance of a seditious intention. The Bombay High Court on Tuesday 22nd September, directed the State not to implement its circular issued by the Home Department…
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To Die or Not to Die, is the Question
By Pragya Dhoundiyal, Law Center-1, Faculty of Law, Delhi University. Right to Life is a right of wide import. This right has always been a bone of contention because defining its limits and the ingredients of this particular right depends on the interpretation and understanding of life of the person who is analyzing it.
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Death caused by Negligence
By Saurav Das, School of Law, Christ University. Humans, by their nature itself, often divert from the boundaries of righteousness that they have set up for themselves. These diversions can be caused due to mistake, or they may even be deliberate and intentional. These acts invite various penalties, which too are the yielding of our mind.…
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Abetment of an Offence
By Priyanka Agarwal, Chaudhary Charan Singh University. Abetment is an offence only if the act abetted would itself be an offence punishable under the Indian Penal Code or under any other law for the time being in force. Chapter V, Sections 107 to Sections 120 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 are related with abetment. When several persons…