Chapter XV Chapter XV of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with complaints made to Magistrates. Section 200 which appears in the said Chapter inter alia provides that…
Albert Schweitzer, highlighting on Glory of Life, pronounced with conviction and humility, “the reverence of life offers me my fundamental principle on morality”. The aforesaid expression may appear to be…
The Case of Supreme court ‘DR. MAHMOOD NAYYAR AZAM V. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH (2012)’, is important on this issue. In this case, appellant (M.N. Azam) was arrested in respect of…
The law governing suspension, remission and commutation of sentence is both statutory and constitutional. The stage for the exercise of this power generally speaking is post- judicial, i.e., after the…
In its most recent decision, the Kerala High Court considered this question when it was considering a case of a person who was arrested by the Kerala police on…
The Supreme Court of India considered this question thoroughly in the case of ‘Bharwada Bhoginbhai Hirjibhai v. State of Gujrat (1983)’. In this case, a public servant tried to…
If there is concurrent finding of facts by lower court and High court in a case, the Supreme Court considers the reappraisal or reappreciation of case in following circumstances- (1)…
Criminal Intimidation Section 503 of Indian Penal Code provides that- 503. CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION Whoever threatens another with any injury to his person, reputation or property, or to the person or…
Article 21 gives ‘right to life’ and it is guaranteed to all the citizens of India. The question was as to whether ‘right to die’ is also an integral part…
Euthanasia Defined The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘euthanasia’ as ‘the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma’. The word…
