This Article is written by Ritika Vyas, Intern at Legal Vidhiya Introduction Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with the defense of a person who is mentally ill or insane. It could be said that if the accused committed a crime and testified in a court of Read more
This Article is Written by Paramjeet Kaur of Himachal Pradesh National University of 1st Semester, Intern under Legal Vidhiya Introduction Ignorantiafacti doth excusat; ignorantia juris non excusat” The Indian Penal Code, 1860 offers some general defence which can give an indicted person impunity from felonious responsibility which is grounded on Read more
Recently, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh quashed a criminal case brought up by a woman against her husband and in-laws. The case was filed under Sections 498-A, 509, 506, 354 r/w 34 of IPC. The husband and in-laws pleaded that the case was filed beyond the period of limitation Read more
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
The Bombay High Court, Nagpur bench of Justice G.A. Sanap, was dealing with the appeal challenging the judgment passed by special judge, for stalking under section 354-D of the IPC, stated that for an offence to be punishable under section 354-D of the Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC). Section 354-D Read more
This article is written by Paras Chugh, 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
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