Introduction: Famous criminologist and Sociologist Edwin H. Sutherland coined the term “white-collar crimes”. He defined this term as a crime committed by a person of high respectability and high social status in the course of his business or occupation. Thus white-collar crime has the following main components: a) crime, b) Read more…
Introduction: An arrest has not been defined anywhere in the Code of Criminal Procedure (Code) or any other criminal legislation. However, from the scheme of the provisions of the code, arrest in an ordinary sense may be defined as restraining or depriving liberty of a person.[1] Arrest is part of Read more…
Introduction: Franchising is an innovative way of expanding business operations into new market places. In a commercial language, the franchise is a permission granted by the manufacturer to retailer or distributor to sell its product or operate a business within the specified territory. A franchise may include a contract between Read more…
Introduction: The term ‘estoppel’ has been derived from the term ‘allegals contraria non est audiendus’, which means a person alleging contradictory facts should not be heard. Principle of Estoppel was first used in the case of Pickar v. Sears[1], where the court stated that any person who by his words Read more…
INTRODUCTION Decree is an adjudication determining all the rights and responsibilities of the litigating parties with respect to the particular case. In order to enjoy the fruits of the litigation decided in favor of one of the litigating parties, due execution of the decree passed by the court is necessary. Read more…
Court is regarded as the temple of Justice. The fundamental aim behind establishing the court in our society is to advance justice between the parties. It is the duty of the court to serve justice in every case. To serve this reverent duty, Court is equipped with various powers under Read more…
There exist a lot of confusion between the offence of culpable homicide and the offence of murder. They are defined under section 299 and 300 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). These two offences sound similar to each other but they are not synonymous to each other. Courts have also Read more…