SC Declares "Undue Sympathy Unsustainable When Objective of IPC is to Punish," Quashing HC Decision Quashing Sentence Reduction in Road Accident Case Offenders’

SC Declares “Undue Sympathy Unsustainable When Objective of IPC is to Punish,” Quashing HC Decision Quashing Sentence Reduction in Road Accident Case Offenders’.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s decision to reduce the sentence imposed on a man found guilty in a motor accident case of reckless driving and causing death as a result of negligence was overturned by the Supreme Court on March 28. The court stated, “The Indian Penal Code is Read more…

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DOWRY DEATHS IN INDIA

This article is written by Paras Chug, student of BBA.LL.B. 2nd semester from RNB Global University, Bikaner, Rajasthan. Introduction Marriage is regarded as a civilised social order in which two individuals who are capable of entering into a union have dedicated themselves to institutional norms and values and vowed to Read more…

Defamation

Chapter XXI, section 499-502 deals with defamation. Section 499 defines “Defamation” Section 500 prescribes penalty Section 501 and 502 apply to special cases. Meaning of Defamation Defamation is an act of causing harm or injury to the reputation of another. Defamation tends to injure or harm reputation, diminishes the esteem, Read more…