1. For administering criminal law in India.
2. Machinery for the investigation of crime, apprehension of suspected criminals, collection of evidence, determination of guilt or innocence of the accused person, and the determination of punishment of the guilty.
3. Public nuisance.
4. Prevention of offenses.
5. Maintenance of wife and children.KEEP READING
A person constitutes the offence of theft if he:-
1. With dishonest intention.
2. Takes moveable property.
3. Out of the possession of another person.
4. Without such person’s consent.
5. And moves that property in order to take it away.KEEP READING
Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code requires two essentials to be satisfied for making it an offence of rape. They are:-
1. An act of sexual intercourse by a man with a woman.
2. The act of sexual intercourse must fall under any one of the seven categories given in section 375.KEEP READING
(1) Go through the contents or index page of the bare act in the morning.
(2) Make sure you try to learn ten sections a day.
(3) Always make a habit of revising at least fifteen sections every day. If you want, just learn five new sections a day, but increase the revision number to twenty.KEEP READING
These are some of the most important law topics for all law exams.
1. Sovereignty
2. Fundamental Rights
3. Doctrine of Severability
4. Doctrine of Eclipse
5. Writs
6. Indemnity and Guarantee
7. Bailment and PledgeKEEP READING
The main issue of concern is whether a confession given to police officer is admissible or not, and what is the relevancy of confession given to police.
Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act says that a confession made to a police officer is not admissible in the eyes of the law and cannot be proved against the person who made that confession.KEEP READING
The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 is not an amendment in the Indian Constitution, but an amendment in law.
It amends the Citizenship Act of 1955.
Therefore, it is not a constitutional amendment.KEEP READING
Hadia Marriage Case.
Shafin Jahan vs. Ashokan.
Article 19 and Article 21 of the Indian Constitution were challenged. It was held that a person is free to profess any faith or change his faith. It was also said that the Right to choose a life partner is a Constitutional Right.KEEP READING
Offenders of sexual assault who are menace to the civilised society should be mercilessly and inexorably punished in the severest terms.
“Judges who bear the sword of justice should not hesitate to use that sword with the utmost severity, if the gravity of the offence so demands.”KEEP READING
Dower or Mahr is a sum of money that a husband pays to his wife on marriage. According to Mulla, “It is an obligation imposed upon the husband as a mark of respect to the wife.”
The concept of Dower worked as a sense of security to the wife. If in case husband abandons the wife or compels her to move out, the amount of Dower becomes the source of her livelihood.KEEP READING
Where the eyewitnesses account is found credible and trustworthy, a medical opinion pointing to the alternative possibilities cannot be accepted as conclusive.
So we can conclude that the court does not neglect any evidence. It considers all pieces of evidence put before it and relies on that which is worthy of credit and trust.KEEP READING
Human rights are moral rights. They are universal rights.
For the protection of human rights, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) have been created.KEEP READING
Adultery is an offence in section 497 of the Indian Penal Code. It is an offence committed against the husband because a wife can’t be punished for the offence of adultery under this section.
Any person who commits the offence of adultery shall be punished for imprisonment up to five years or fine or with both. The offence is non-cognizable and bailable. It is a compoundable offence.KEEP READING
Motive is the ulterior element for committing a crime. It is something that makes a person commit a crime.
For example, If A and B are enemies for the last 10 years. And one day A kills B. From their previous relation, it can be assumed that what could be the reason for A to kill B. For every crime, there is a reason, and that is motive.KEEP READING
Each state has its own local laws. Thus, every state judicial exam contains few local laws in their syllabus.
If we take a look at the Rajasthan judiciary syllabus, there is Rajasthan Rent Control Act, SC/ST Act, and more. In Himachal Pradesh, there is the Stamp Act, Forest Act, Wildlife Act, and others.KEEP READING
At any stage of proceedings, the court may allow the plaintiff or defendant to amend his pleadings. The amendment to pleadings shall be made necessary if it determines the real questions in controversy among parties.
The amendments made under Order VI, Rule 17, are voluntary amendments for ratifying one’s own error or default.KEEP READING
