What are consecutive and concurrent sentences?
While deciding the sentence in criminal cases, courts also have to decide whether this sentence will be consecutive or concurrent. When a criminal commits offence for which s/he is liable…
What is Silent Zone?
An area comprising not less than 100 meters around hospitals, educational institutions and courts may be declared by the State Government as silence area/zone.
Laws on fraud or fake lawyers: Punishment for Indian “Mike Ross”
When a person does illegal practice, s/he does not play fraud to legal profession but also cheat legal profession and entire public.
What is precept under CPC?
Section 46 empowers the Court to issue a precept to any other Court which would be competent to execute the decree to attach any property of the judgment-debtor specified in…
What are the differences between Parole and Furlough?
For parole, specific reason is required, whereas furlough is meant for breaking the monotony of imprisonment.
How a series “Victoria” depicts the background of “M’Naghten Rules”?
M’Naghten become a standard test for criminal liability in relation to mentally disordered defendants in common law jurisdictions ever since, with some minor adjustments. In India, Indian Penal Code also…
How a third party can challenge the attachment order in CPC?
Section 58 give power to the court dealing with claim or objection, to determine all questions (including questions relating to right, title or interest in the property attached) arising between…
How decretal amount can be obtained by decree-holder?
Order 21 of the CPC which elaborate the procedure of execution of decree and orders, also discuss the ways to obtain decretal amount from the judgement debtor. Order 21 is…
Learn the Mental Elements of IPC through ‘Kyun ki..’ Movie
for those students who are new at this and trying to learn the differences between these terms, it is better to understand through the example of a movie. As we…
Conversion Therapy: Love does not need a cure
This article is written by Bhawna Tuteja, she is 2nd year law student at Department of laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh. “Sit up Straight” How Dare You?!! I will sit as…