Criminal Law
Marijuana: Should it be Criminal to Use?
The question of legalization in India of marijuana becomes tricky and a complex issue to be discussed even openly.
Constitutional Law
Protest Petition
In our legal ecosystem, the doors of justice are opened through the awareness of the citizens about their rights. Like any other property rights, right to get justice is an intangible right of a person. For the completion of the dream of our constitution makers, who wished to formulate the Read more…
Civil Law
Defamation: Drawing the line between Civil and Criminal Defamation
Introduction An act which harms somebody’s reputation is termed as defamation. It is the act of saying false statements in order to make reasonable people have a negative opinion about a person or an entity. Libel and slander are two ways of causing defamation. Slander is when the defamatory statements Read more…
Criminal Law
Murder and Culpable Homicide: Drawing The Fine Line
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…
Criminal Law
General Exceptions to Crime
Introduction Crime can be defined as a human conduct which amounts to an offence and is punishable under criminal law. Every person who has committed a crime has to face are criminal justice. There are four major elements of a crime, Actus Reus, Mens Rea, Absence of defence, and Consequence. Read more…