criminal law

The Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) provides not only for taking punitive action on crimes already committed but also for taking possible measures to prevent commissioning of crimes, as well. Power of Police Officer to make arrest A police officer has the inherent power to ..

WHAT IS SECTION 498-A OF INDIAN PENAL CODE (I.P.C) So, let me start my article by explaining the word “Cruelty” because the essence of the offence in section 498A, IPC is cruelty. Before going into the penal definition let us see the common definition of cruelt..

1. This is to convey my displeasure and dissatisfaction about the bureaucratic atrocity and conspiracy to dilute the judicial system of our country so as to obtain unlawful gain by the so called public servants. The evidence gathered by me and available on record of the respective Government offices shows that the so called public servants are deli..

Matrimonial cruelty is the cruelty to which women is subjected to, by her husband and his relatives. Cruelty in matrimonial terms is physical and mental torture caused by the actions of the husband and his relatives towards the wife. To deal with matrimonial cruelty our constitution makers inserted section 498a in Indian Penal ..

1. That the term 'WRITTEN STATEMENT' is very common and popular in the civil law of India. Every lawyer or every judge, who deals with civil court-matter knows this term 'WRITTEN STATEMENT' and know that it is filed on behalf of the defendant/respondent's side. But it is very unfortunate that most of the lawyers and eve..

Rape, one of the most terrifying words which gives goosebumps to both men and women. There were many laws for this heinous offence framed by the constitution makers. Some use these laws as a remedy for the mishap that takes place with the innocent but with the instance of time other use these remedies as a weapon of revenge or way to throw their frustration to led d..

My Study about Administration of Justice runs as under: "Essential functions of a State are Defence of the country against external aggression, Maintenance of law and order within its territory and Administration of justice. At all times, these functions are basic and no St..

Section 420 in the Indian Penal Code deals with Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property. 420: Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.: Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to ..

In a landmark verdict, on 6 September 2018, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India decriminalized homosexuality by declaring Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is unconstitutional. The Apex Court unanimously ruled that individual autonomy, intimacy and identity are protected fundamental rights and scrapped the controversial Section 377 of IPC- a 158-year-old colon..

Investigation by Police Investigation by police is the first stage in the criminal proceedings. It is an exclusive domain of police. It serves as a crucial step in punishing the offender. The police have unfettered powers to investigate into a cognizable offence, as per Section 156 of the Code of Criminal Procedure..

The Power of The Magistrate Under Section 156 (3) of Cr.P.C The information under section 154 of Cr.P.C is generally known as FIR, It is pertinent to see that the word ' first' is not used in Cr.P.C in section 154 of Cr.P.C. Yet, it is popularly known as FIRST INFORMATION REPORT. Nevertheless a person,who..

Introduction The First Information Statement (FIS) or First Information Report (FIR) has not been defined in the Criminal Procedural Code, 1973 (CrPC). It is commonly understood as the information received by the police about the commission of a crime and recorded under section 154(1) of the CrPC. In fact, it i..

‘Bail’ has been defined in law lexicon as security for the appearance of the accused person on giving which he is released pending trial or investigation. Bail is to procure the release of a person from legal custody, by undertaking that he shall appear at the time and place designated and submit himself to the jurisdiction and judgement of the court. ..

Usually  people after committing the crime, tries to abscond from the place where cause of action arises during trials to prevent further action taken by the law maintaining authorities against them. To deal with these situations there were many tools with which law authorities equipped with such as Red Notice and Look Out Circular. p style="text-align:ju..

What is considered as a civil case? A civil case begins when a person or entity (such as a corporation or the government), called the plaintiff, claims that another person or entity (the defendant) has failed to carry out a legal duty owed to the plaintiff. Civil law refers to a..