Month: July 2023
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Theories of Rights
Law and You> Jurisprudence > Theories of Rights The noun right has different meanings resulting in the ambiguity of its exact meaning. In jurisprudence, we find a bitter discussion and disputes about the exact meaning of the term “Right”. In general, we discover a particular action is right by checking whether it is consonant with…
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Model Question Paper 2 Solution: Law of Crimes
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Model Question Paper 2 Solution: Law of Crimes Q1. Answer the following in not more than two sentences (Any Six) 12 M a) What amounts to criminal intimidation? According to Section 503 of the IPC, whoever threatens another with any injury to…
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Forgery and False Document (Ss. 463 to 465 IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Forgery and False Document (Ss. 463 to 465 IPC) Forgery is a fraudulent act of creating a copy of a document, signature, a bank note or work of authorship that is intended to be passed off as genuine when it is not. Forgery in simple…
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Model Question Paper 1 Solution: Law of Crimes
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Model Question Paper 1 Solution: Law of Crimes Q1. Answer the following in not more than two sentences (Any Six) 12 M a) Give two points of difference between civil law and criminal law. Civil Laws Criminal Laws Civil law is defined…
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Contempts of the Lawful Authority of Public Servants
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Contempts of the Lawful Authority of Public Servants Chapter X of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 consisting of Sections 172 to 190 deals with contempts of the lawful authority of public servants Section 172: Indian Penal Code: Absconding to avoid service of summons or…
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Aggravated Forms of Extortion (Ss. 385-389)
Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion has been penalized under this section. Section 385: Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion Whoever, in order to the committing of extortion, puts any person in fear, or attempts to put any person in…
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Extortion and Punishment For It (Ss. 383 and 384 IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Extortion and Punishment For It (Ss. 383 and 384 IPC) Section 383: Extortion Whoever intentionally puts any person in fear of any injury to that person, or to any other, and thereby dishonestly induces the person so put in fear to deliver to any…
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Aggravated Forms of Theft (Ss. 381 and 382 IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Aggravated Forms of Theft (Ss. 381 and 382 IPC) Theft is a criminal offense under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and involves taking someone else’s movable property without their consent with a dishonest intention. Several elements must be present for an act to be…
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Theft and Punishment for It (Ss. 378 and 379 IPC)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Indian Penal Code > Theft and Punishment for It (Ss. 378 and 379 IPC) Theft is a criminal offense under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and involves taking someone else’s movable property without their consent with a dishonest intention. Several elements must be present for an act to…
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Concept of Reputation
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 > Concept of Reputation In India, defamation is both a civil and criminal offence. The remedy for civil defamation is covered under the Law of Torts. In a civil defamation case, a person who is defamed can move either high court or subordinate courts…