Category: Criminal

CONVICTION FOR LIFE IMPRISONMENT – AN INTERPRETATION

By Adv. Aashit A. Kankariya INTERPRETATION OF CONVICTION FOR LIFE IMPRISONMENT  1. We live in a society whereby the rule of law is of utmost importance  and that therefore nobody is above the realm of law. Such a  principal is very effective and helps us live peacefully wherein  persons unfit to live in society are

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Analysis of the Atrocities Law and its Legal  Implications

By Adv. Aashit A. Kankariya Analysis of the Atrocities Law and its Legal  Implications  Since thousands of years in the Indian society, there are a section of  people, who are facing atrocities on the basis of caste. After  Independence 1947, our founding fathers of the constitution have given  fundamental rights to each and every Indian

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Is an attempt to suicide illegal?

There is an apparent disconnect in the law as it currently stands (as on date of writing this post) between s. 309 of the IPC and s. 115 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017. S. 309 criminalises an attempt to suicide, with imprisonment and fine. While numerous tries have been made to challenge the constitutional

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Obscenity laws in India

Ranveer Singh’s recent nude pictures took the internet by storm, so much so, that he found himself slapped with an FIR. Why? Read on to understand why posting nude pictures on the internet, can be considered obscene, and therefore, a criminal offense.

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