By:-Muskan Sharma What is a Criminal Complaint? A Criminal Complaint is a complaint consisting of such facts and circumstances forming part of the commission of an offence. In India, the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”) is the penal law stating all the offences, except as provided under any other law. The […]
By: Soumya Verma Chapter IV of Indian Penal Code Insanity is one of the defenses available in the Indian Penal Code mentioned under General Exceptions Chapter IV. General exceptions are those exceptions which are mentioned separately under the Code which a person can take to defend his case. These exceptions acts as a shield to […]
By: Muskan Sharma Death Penalty/Death Sentence/Capital Punishment is a state-sanctioned method of homicide in response to the commission of an offence. Death Penalty owes its origin to the Code codified by King Hammurabi of Babylon. In this code, Death Penalty was a punishment for 25 crimes. At this moment, different nations use the following methods […]
By: Muskan Sharma The Criminal Law regime in India is regulated by the following statutes: The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “CrPC”) The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (hereinafter referred to as “Evidence Act”) The IPC provides for classification between different offences. […]
By: Muskan Sharma Concept of Plea Bargaining Plea Bargaining is a process where the accused is asked to plead guilty in exchange of the judge acting lenient while awarding punishment or considering the seriousness of the offence. It is derived from the Latin phrase ‘Nolo Contendere’ which means ‘I do not wish to contend’ i.e. […]
