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…
Facts of the Case Contentions of the Petitioners It must be conceded that such would have been the impact if the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Bill was passed by…
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…
If a person recieves a property which he knows that it is a stolen property then the person shall be liable under section 410 to 414 of the IPC
Not all responsible homicides are murders.
Section 364A of IPC provides punishment in the offence of kidnapping for ransom. It was inserted in IPC in 1993. The said section reads as follows- “Whoever kidnaps or abducts…
Hate speech is an effort to marginalise individuals based on their membership in a group. Using expression that exposes the group to hatred, hate speech seeks to delegitimise group members…
To attract the principle of Joint liability there must be a Criminal act done by two or more people with a common intention and a sense of pre-arranged plan between…
