The attacking issues for marriages remain one of the district ones in India, dowry harassment. Despite being forbidden, many women still are subjected to atrocities and humiliation due to dowry threats. Such forms of harassment sometimes even lead to deaths. To prevent these crimes, Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)/Section 85 of the …
The Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 307/Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 109 deals with “Attempt to Murder”, a serious non-bailable offense punishable with death penalty (now provides for death or with imprisonment for life which shall mean the remainder of that person’s natural life). Securing bail under this section is challenging but possible. Courts consider …
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Are you or someone you know facing cruelty or harassment from a husband or in-laws? In India, Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)/Section 85 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) serves as a legal safeguard for married women subjected to cruelty in their matrimonial homes. Enacted in 1983 to lessen dowry-related abuse and domestic …
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The Indian Penal Code (IPC) (now Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita) is the main source of criminal law in India. Of all its provisions, Section 323 of the IPC (now Section 115 (2) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita) refers to punishment for voluntarily causing hurt. The section plays an important role in the sentence of reputation by victims …
The Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita is an exhaustive legal document draft in 2023, and it is one of the cornerstones on which Indian law rests. Section 308 of the BNS, among many provisions under it, constitutes a crucial segment of its extortion law. It was particularly design to keep individuals free from the threats of blackmail …
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The colonial-era law which is IPC, criminalized attempts to commit suicide. It was viewed as a crime against the state. Section 309 of IPC punishes such an offense with one-year imprisonment. This provision not only stigmatizes such an act of those persons who were under distress but it used to restrict them from seeking help. …
Mob Lynching is a form of violence in which a group of people executes a presumed offender and inflicts torture upon him. They did it on the pretext of administering justice without any trial. It is an illegal way of punishing someone. It is a way of going against the law. This act of punishing …
The newly enacted BNS talks about punishment for culpable homicide, not amount to murder. The difference between murder and culpable homicide is between the intention and the surrounding circumstances. Section 105 of BNS talks about this. It also includes those acts that come under the exceptions of murder. These can be grave and sudden provocation, …
Trespassing involves entering another person’s property without their consent, which is generally considered a civil offense. However, under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, trespassing with the intent to commit a crime is considered criminal trespass and is penalized accordingly. Sections 330 and 331 of BNS 2023 detail the definitions and penalties associated with house trespassing, …
That the offence of theft is one of the most frequent crimes dealt with under Indian law, whether it’s a theft of a purse, mobile, bike from a public place or theft from a house or shop and understanding its legal implications is crucial for both citizens and legal professionals. Theft not only includes the …
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