SEC 144 OF CRPC: A NECESSARY WEAPON

INTRODUCTION Living in India, you must have experienced Sec 144 of CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code), 1973 being imposed on you or on anyone you know. Sec 144 of CrPC has been the talk of the town whenever something concerning or threatening to the peace of any area takes place. Basically Sec 144 of CrPC comes...

CORRUPTION: A NEW AGE PANDEMIC

 INTRODUCTION Corruption is a global problem and no country in the world is free from its menacing grip. It refers to a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted with a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power...

UNIFORM CIVIL CODE: NEED OF THE HOUR

According to Article 44 of the Indian Constitution, “The state shall endeavor to secure for its citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India.” INTRODUCTION Uniform code has one of the societal need and demand from the times immemorial. With the coming of BJP led Modi Government, the controversial topic has again gained...

HEALTH CARE FOR PRISONERS

INTRODUCTON Healthcare for prisoners may sound absurd. How can and even why a criminal, who may have performed any heinous crime or may have tried to harm any innocent life be provided with such a care? This is possible question that may pop in our minds. But this question has an answer within the international...

RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 AND ITS IMPACT IN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

INTRODUCTION Right to Information act, 2005 was a great blow to the vicious cycle of corruption that was slowly hollowing the development process of India. Right to Information passed the powers into the hands of public and set the fear in the minds of governmental machinery. Right to Information bill, 2005 was passed by the...

DEFAMATION AND ITS ESSENTIALS

INTRODUCTION Every man has a right to have his reputation preserved inviolate. The right of reputation is acknowledged as an inherent personal right of every person as the part of the right of personal security. A man’s reputation is his property, more valuable than other property. Defamation is the injury to the reputation (reputation of...

RIGHT TO DIE

“We have no control over how we arrive in the world, but at the end of life we should have legal control over how we leave it.”~ Sir Patrick Stewart INTRODUCTION The phrase “Right to die” may sound indifferent and confusing to some. Some might think of it as a joke. It has been a topic...

CAUSES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN INDIA

"The effects of abuse are devastating and far reaching. Domestic Violence speaks many languages, has many colors and lives in many different ~Sandra Pupatello INTRODUCTION The issue of domestic violence is not new to this world. It has been prevalent since ages and still continues to spread its evil. Domestic violence is not uncommon for us...

BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY

“Union Carbide lives on and waits for us to die. ~ Unnamed Survivor of the gas disaster INTRODUCTION The night 2-3 December, 1984 are registered as a nightmare in the pages of world history. Due to that single horrifying incident, people were and still bearing it's cost. The coming generations are still suffering from its...

STORY OF INDIA’S FIRST FEMALE SERIAL KILLER: CYANIDE MALLIKA

“You might get some serial killers who are born with a chip missing, but for the most part I don’t think anyone is born bad.”-Benicio Del Toro INTRODUCTION It is always believed that a woman who brings precious lives into the world cannot be so barbaric to end them. But the scenario is not always...