Article 14 and the test of Manifest Arbitrariness
Article 14 of the Constitution of India is a facet of equality of status and opportunity spoken of in the Preamble to the Constitution. Article 14 gives the right of…
Cases in which Supreme court hailed the dignity of women as supreme
Equality has to be regarded as the summum bonum of the constitutional principle In a civilized society male chauvinism has no room. The Constitution of India confers the affirmative rights…
Definition of Crime and its connection with law and Society
Law and society are intrinsically connected and oppressive social values often find expression in legal structures. The law influences society as well but societal values are slow to adapt to…
The Doctrine of Coverture-Husband and wife are one person in Law
A wife did not have an individual legal liability for her misdeeds, since it was legally assumed that she was acting under the orders of her husband, and generally a…
Some beautiful words of wisdom quoted from Joseph Shine’s Judgment
A woman cannot be asked to think as a man or as how the society desires. Such a thought is abominable, for it slaughters her core identity. And, it is…
Limitations on Right of Private Defence
The right of private defence is codified in ss. 96 to 106, I.P.C. which have all to be read together in order to nave a proper grasp, of the scope…
Consequence of giving the False Evidence by a Person who is not bound to state the truth in court
Section 191 of Indian Penal Code Giving false evidence. ” Whoever being legally bound by an oath or by an express provision of law to state the truth ……… makes…
Sentencing and Analysis of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
Sentencing Sentencing the guilty is the last and the most important, albeit, a difficult chapter in a trial. It involves sensitive exercise of discretion and not a ‘routine or mechanical…
What is ‘Kharch-e-Pandan’, and how does it differ from ‘Pin-Money’ under English common law?
When we read the maintenance laws, a word comes before us ‘Kharch-e-pandan’. ‘Kharch-e- Pandan’ was the allowance which was given for the maintenance of wives. ‘Pan’ means betel leaf in…
Differences between Forgery and Fabrication of Evidence
Chapter XI is headed “Of False Evidence and Offences against Public Justice”. Section 191 defines the offence of giving false evidence which is known as perjury in English Law. It…