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INTRODUCTION Women make one half of our population and are a very important part of mankind. They are considered to be the most versatile...

“It is not the bruises on the body that hurt. It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind.” – Aisha Mirza Rape a sexual...

Case no.: [(2021) 3 SCC 713] PETITIONER: UNION OF INDIA RESPONDENT: K.A. NAJEEB Date of Judgment: 01/02/2021 Bench: Justice N.V. Ramana,...

Between 1st of January till the end of 2021 of the 6 millions of cases reported 4 million are ones which involves with crime against...

“Rape by a stranger leads to a crime, rape by the husband is just fine.” This article talks about the concept related to marital rape and...

In India, rape ranks as the fourth most heinous crime, and the issue is widespread. Although it is typically men that conduct crimes...

Citation- (2019) 3 SCC 39, AIR 2018 SC 4898 Names of judges CJI Deepak Mishra Justice A.M khanwilkar Justice Indu Malhotra Justice D.Y...

ABSTRACT According to the constitution, the people have given the high-status head of state the authority to pardon, and this authority...

ABSTRACT The harshest type of punishment that can be imposed is known as "Capital Punishment" or "Death Penalty." To uphold law and...

According to Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code Whoever incites or attempts to incite hatred or contempt toward the government...

Modesty is something which is not defined in Indian penal code but directly means the act of cruelty towards women, the act of outraging...

What may spark a controversy, hurt feelings, or create a conflict in a country as populous as ours, with diverse cultures and traditions,...

As the definition of the word says, defamation is a hurt to a person's reputation caused by a false statement. A man's reputation is...

Marriages are forms of intimate partner relationships and in India they occupy a position of sanctity in the social life of people. Even...

Citations- AIR 1960 Ori 161 Bench- R.L. Narasimham, C.J. and S.Barman, J. Appellant- State of Orissa Respondent- Ram Bahadur Thapa Court-...

Citation: AIR 1962 SC 605. Date of Judgement: 24th November 1961 Bench: K. Subbarao, SK Das, Raghubar Dayal Name of the parties...

Actus Reus in Latin literally means a ‘guilty act'. It is an essential element of crime. Actus Reus means a voluntary physical action or...

Juveniles were punished the same as adults in the nineteenth century; they were hanged, transported, and offered no respite if they were...

(Extent & Operation of the IPC) Jurisdiction can be defined as the limit within which the Court of law can exercise its powers...

Punishment is society’s manifestation of the admonition of the crime by a collective conscience: Durkheim state inflicts some pain to the...