K Chakra Pani Introduction The field of criminal law jurisprudence encompasses different theories of punishments: retributive, deterrent, expiatory, preventive, and reformative.[1] The Indian criminal law follows a mix of deterrent, preventive, and reformative theories, with deterrent and preventive measures being Read more
K Chakra Pani Introduction Rape is one of the most heinous offences punishable under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023. The evolving nature of rape as an offence has consistently expanded the definition Read more
Varenya Vaish Khurshidurehman S. Rehman v. State Of U.P. And Another The Allahabad High Court precisely stated that based on numerous precedents, a direction for investigation, using the powers vested in section 156 CrPC can only be given if a Read more
Varenya Vaish The Supreme Court has very precisely put forth the fact that instead of carrying out the sentence given as a punishment, it is possible for an appellant to be released post admonition considering the facts of the case Read more
Kavya Shukla Women often face a lot of challenges in their life, they have always been surpassed by society if they decide to do anything for themselves. They have faced safety issues, they were never financially stable, they always were Read more
Varun Pratap, Aditi Pande Dave Pelzer once said, “Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul”, and yet today child sexual abuse is at an all-time high/ is at a Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan CASE NAME – A. R. Antulay v. R. S. Nayak CITATION – AIR 1988 SC 1531 DECIDED ON – 29 April 1988. CORAM – Sabyasachi Mukherjee, G. L. Oza, M. N. Venkatachaliah, Ranganath Misra, JJ., B. C. Ray, Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan The two-judge bench, comprising of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Aniruddha Bose, stated that for a case of suicide under IPC Section 306, it must be proven that the person who is accused of abetting the suicide, Read more
Neha Chaudhary and Jyotiraj Singh Bhadauria In the revolutionary judgement of Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, the Supreme Court of India struck down Section 377 of Indian Penal Code [hereinafter ‘IPC’], a colonial law concretizing the rudimentary outlook Read more