Abstract: Rape is the act of having sexual intercourse with a person without his/her consent. The concept of marital rape has been overlooked for years because of the ideology that promotes men have the right to treat their wives as they wish and the wife must provide her husband with all his needs. Read more…
Procedural History: Petitioners have appealed to the High court of Punjab and Haryana asking for the revision of the order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala who allowed the application by the complainant under Section 319 Cr.P.C. for summoning the additional accused namely Mukul(petitioner 1), Sushank, Gurpartap(Petitioner 2) and Read more…
Introduction: Rape is one of the most heinous offenses which is defined under the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Section 375 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) deals with the rape; it defines it as, “sexual intercourse done with a women against her will, without her consent, by coercion, misinterpretation or fraud Read more…
Introduction: Indian legal system is a mixed legal system that has civil, common law and customary laws within it. It follows both codified and judge-made laws. Judges play an important part in law-making. Especially when it comes to the Supreme Court and High Court of the nation. Because their decision Read more…
“A teacher cannot be without character. If he lacks it, he will be like salt without its savour. A teacher must touch the hearts of his students. Boys imbibe more from the teacher’s own life than they do from books. If teachers impart all the knowledge in the world to Read more…
We live in a world where nearly half of the population is occupied by women. Women played a great role always to shape society. In Indus valley civilization evidence shows that women were worshipped as mother goddesses. Then during the early Vedic period or Rig Vedic age, the society became Read more…
INTRODUCTION The era of the 21st century has evolved breathtaking changes and advancements in the technological aspects creating humongous developments in the justice system in India. Starting from privacy, liberty, personal autonomy including self-incrimination everything unimaginable a few years ago is right now functioning at its best. The country has Read more…
Introduction India has been dealing with crime against women for a long time. Several Indian laws have recognized violence against women in every form with proper provisions of strict punishment. However, the culprits or perpetrators in these laws are pre-determined as males, which make these laws gender-biased and also violating Read more…
Introduction Marriage is a sacred institution in our tradition-bound society. Marriage is the beginning of a family and is a life-long commitment. Marriage is more than a physical union. It is also a spiritual and emotional union. It is the greatest event in an individual’s life and brings with it Read more…
INTRODUCTION Is it true that ones we marry, husbands get the license to rape their wives? According to many jurists, it is said that the husband cannot be guilty of a rape committed by himself upon his lawful wife because marriage is a mutual contract between husband and wife. Rape Read more…
What is rape? According to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (herein after: ‘IPC’), a man commits rape upon involvement in sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent and against her will. India made extraordinary progress with the revoking of Section 377 of IPC and decriminalizing consensual gay Read more…
INTRODUCTION After seven years of battle, the four accused for involvement in the Delhi gang-rape case died by hanging on March 20, 2020 in Tihar Jail. Nirbhaya means “fearless”. Nirbhaya was a 23-year-old girl who fought for her life for 14 days. Unfortunately she died on December 29, 2012. Indian Read more…