Rape is a heinous crime and the most gravest offence when comes under POCSO: Delhi HC
Rape is a heinous crime and the most gravest offence when comes under POCSO: Delhi HC In this case the accused filled an appeal in the Delhi High Court after the Trial Court sentenced him for 10 years imprisonment for committing the offence of rape under POCSO Act. The accused induced the prosecutrix out of […]
Scope of moral rights under Indian Copyrights Law is limited.
A building named Hall Of Nation was erected at Pragati Maidian, Delhi by architect Raj Rewal and structural designer Mahinder Raj. The building stood as a symbol of modern Indian Architecture. Few years back in 2016, the Indian Trade Promotion Organisation proposed an idea to destroy this building and replace it with Integrated Exhibition Cum […]
Commutation of death sentence of a Rapist: SC
Commutation of death sentence of a Rapist A accused named Dileep Bankar was convicted of rape and murder of a 5 year old girl and was given a death sentence by the Trial Court. He was convicted under sections 363, 366, 376 and 3012 of the Indian Penal Code. But later the Madhya Pradesh High […]
Decriminalization of Cannabis Delhi High Court:- Our Legal World
Decriminalization of Cannabis A Public Interest Litigation was filled in the Delhi High Court by an Non Governmental Organisation named ‘Great Legislation India Movement” challenging the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985, and Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules 1985. The provisions of the above mentioned act prohibits and criminalizes the use […]
Bail granted to authors of communally driven poetry : Gauhati HC
Bail granted to authors of communally driven poetry : Gauhati HC An FIR has been lodged against a group of poets under sections 120 B, 153 A, 295 A , 188 of Indian Penal Code read with section 66 of the IT Act. It was alleged that these poems are written with the intention of […]
However detestable the crime would be, a Juvenile remains a Juvenile : Bombay HC
However detestable the crime would be, a Juvenile remains a Juvenile : Bombay HC Two boys aged 17.5 and 16.5 respectively allegedly committed the crime of murder of a three year old girl. The Juvenile Justice Board while invoking Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 started trying the elder boy as if he […]
Trees for contempt of court: Calcutta High Court
Trees for contempt of court: Calcutta High Court A dispute arouse between a singer of a foreign jurisdiction and the petitioner, in this case the singer failed do attend the lower court proceedings and therefore arrest warrants were issued against him. During the pendency of the case the petitioner made allegations against the sitting Judges […]
It is the moral and legal duty of the husband to maintain the children even when the wife is earning: Delhi HC
It is the moral and legal duty of the husband to maintain the children even when the wife is earning: Delhi HC In the instant case the petitioner being a Muslim male married the respondent who is a Christian female. Their marriage was solemnized in 2004 in accordance with the principles of Nikkah. Their marriage […]
Plea to modernize voting system in India : Delhi HC
Plea to modernize voting system in India : Delhi HC A Public Interest Litigation was filled before the Delhi High Court by Ashwini Upadhyay where he has prayed for linking Aadhaar Card with the Voter ID Cards of the voters, this would prevent any duplication in voting and would also prevent any cases of multiple […]
Withdrawal of the order to distribute Quran copies
Withdrawal of the order to distribute Quran copies A 19 year old girl Ms. Richa Bharti was arrested on July 12 for offences committed by her under sections 153 A and 295 A of Indian Penal Code for promoting communal hatred and hurting religious sentiments. She shared a post on her Facebook account regarding the […]