Month: June 2023
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Reforms in IPC
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Reforms in IPC Criminal law in India is governed by Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and Indian Evidence Act, 1872, etc. Criminal law is considered to be the most apparent expression of the relationship between a state and its citizens.…
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Enticing or Taking Away a Married Woman (S. 498 IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Enticing or Taking Away or Detaining with Criminal Intent a Married Woman (S. 498 IPC) Chapter XX of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with offences relating to the institution of marriage. These offences relating to marriage are listed between Section 493-498A of the…
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Bigamy and Concealment of First Marriage (Ss. 494 and 495)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Bigamy and Concealment of First Marriage (Ss. 494 and 495) Chapter XX of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with offences relating to the institution of marriage. These offences relating to marriage are listed between Section 493-498A of the Indian Penal Code. Chapter XX-A…
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Mock or Deceitful Marriages (Ss. 493 and 496 IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Cohabitation Caused by Man Deceitfully Inducing a Belief of Lawful Marriage (Ss. 493 and 496 IPC) Chapter XX of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with offences relating to the institution of marriage. These offences relating to marriage are listed between Section 493-498A of…
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Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
Children are the greatest gift to humanity and Childhood is an important and impressionable stage of human development as it holds the potential to the future development of any society. Children who are brought up in an environment, which is conducive to their intellectual, physical and social health, grow up to be responsible and productive…
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Child Labour: Meaning, Causes, Effects and Remedies
Children are the greatest gift to humanity and Childhood is an important and impressionable stage of human development as it holds the potential to the future development of any society. Children who are brought up in an environment, which is conducive to their intellectual, physical and social health, grow up to be responsible and productive…
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Protection of witness, Confession, Attachment of Property under MCOCA
Confession Under MCOCA: Section 18: Certain Confessions Made to Police Officer to be Taken into Consideration: (1) Notwithstanding anything in the Code or in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, but subject to the provisions of this section, a confession made by a person before a police officer not below the rank of the Superintendent of…
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Recording of Communication Under MCOCA
It was noticed that organized criminals in carrying out their criminal activities make extensive use of wire and oral communication. The interception of such communications to obtain evidence of the commission of crimes or to prevent their commission would be an indispensable aid to law enforcement and the administration of justice. In this article, we…
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Special Court Under MCOCA, 1999
Organized crime is defined as “those involved, normally working with others, in continuing serious criminal activities for a substantial profit, elsewhere”. The organized crime involves extortion, collection of protection money from rich businessmen, contract killing, kidnapping, film financing, human trafficking, human organ trafficking, drug trafficking, narcotics trafficking, smuggling and illicit trade in Arms and Ammunition.…
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The Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999
There is no society that is not confronted with the problem of criminality. Crime is eternal- as society itself. A crime is a universal phenomenon, and of primary concern to every member of human society. The concept of crime has undergone radical changes; it has, today, become multi-faceted, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Today, the norms…