Month: February 2025
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Continuing Offences
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Criminology > Series of Acts as Crime > Continuing Offences List of Sub-Topics In criminal law, a “series of acts” refers to a sequence of criminal actions or events that are connected, either in time or in their nature, which together may constitute a crime or a group…
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Sequential or Consecutive Criminal Acts
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Criminology > Series of Acts as Crime > Sequential or Consecutive Acts List of Sub-Topics In criminal law, a “series of acts” refers to a sequence of criminal actions or events that are connected, either in time or in their nature, which together may constitute a crime or…
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Defence of Intoxication or Law of Intoxication (Ss. 23 and 24 BNS)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 > Chapter III: General Exceptions > Defence of Intoxication or Law of Intoxication (Ss. 23 and 24 BNS) The term Intoxication means the person is incapable of doing things mentally as well as physically because of the consumption of alcohol or other narcotic substance.…
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Defence of Insanity or Law of Insanity (S. 22 BNS)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 > Chapter III: General Exceptions > Defence of Insanity or Law of Insanity(S. 22 BNS) When a person proved with the commission of an offence, and ought to have been punished by law, if he is exempted from such legal punishment under special conditions…
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Relevancy and Admissibility (S. 3 BSA)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 > Part II > Relevancy and Admissibility under BSA The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA), governs the rules of evidence in India. It lays down the principles that determine what evidence is relevant and admissible in a court of law. Two important concepts under this…
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Admissions under BSA (Ss. 15 to 25 BSA)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 > Part II > Admissions under BSA (Ss. 15 to 25 BSA) The concept of admissions plays a significant role in legal proceedings, as it helps in establishing facts and reducing the scope of controversy between the parties. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 provides for…
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Facts Bearing on Question Whether Act was Accidental or Intentional (S. 13 BSA)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 > Part II > Facts Bearing on Question Whether Act was Accidental or Intentional (S. 13 BSA) Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the existence of a state of mind, or of the body or bodily feelings, is addressed in Section 12 and Section 13.…
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Facts Showing Existence of State of Mind, or of Body or Bodily Feeling (S. 12 BSA)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 > Part II > Facts Showing Existence of State of Mind, or of Body or Bodily Feeling (S. 12 BSA) Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the existence of a state of mind, or of the body or bodily feelings, is addressed in Section 12…
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Defence of Infancy (Ss. 20 and 21 BNS)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 > Chapter III: General Exceptions > Defence of Infancy (Ss. 20 and 21 BNS) The defence of infancy, also known as the “age of criminal responsibility,” or ‘doctrine of infancy’ is a legal principle that exempts individuals below a certain age from criminal liability…
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Doctrine of Necessity or Doctrine of Necessitatis (S. 19 BNS)
Law and You > Criminal Laws > Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 > Chapter III: General Exceptions > Doctrine of Necessity or Doctrine of Necessitatis (S. 19 BNS) The Doctrine of Jus Necessitatis, often referred to as the “Doctrine of Necessity,” is a principle under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, that permits actions which would otherwise…