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Section 153A of The Indian Penal Code: Promoting enmity

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Section 153A of The Indian Penal Code: Promoting enmity

by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise, promotes or attempts to promote, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, disharmony...

Section 271 of Indian Penal Code

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Section 271 of Indian Penal Code

Indian Penal Code 271. Disobedience to quarantine rule Whoever knowingly disobeys any rule made and promulgated by the Government for putting any vessel into a state of quarantine, or for regulating the intercourse of vessels in a state of...

Section 270 of Indian Penal Code

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Section 270 of Indian Penal Code

Indian Penal Code 270. Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life. Whoever malignantly does any act which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe to be, likely to spread the infection of...

Section 269 of Indian Penal code

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Section 269 of Indian Penal code

Indian Penal Code 269. Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life. Whoever unlawfully or negligently does any act which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe to be, likely to spread the...

Private Defence

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Private Defence

The right of private defence is available for protection against apprehended unlawful aggression and not for punishing the aggressor for the offence committed by him.

Mani Vs. State of Kerala and Others-1/4/2019

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Mani Vs. State of Kerala and Others-1/4/2019

Offence of Murder - In view of sudden fight without any premeditation, the conviction of the appellant for an offence under Section 302 is not made out. The cause of death of the deceased is knife blow on the...

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In case of inordinate delay in lodging FIR, Court may reject the case if delay is not satisfactorily explained-SC

CRIMINAL - Sections 365 and 352 of the Indian Penal Code - Normally, the Court may reject the case of the prosecution in case of inordinate delay in lodging the first information report because of the possibility of concoction...

Guilty of murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder discussed by SC

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Guilty of murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder discussed by SC

What needs to be decided now is what offence has A2 committed. A2 has inflicted one stab wound on the deceased with a penknife after an altercation between the two sides. The blow landed on the chest, a vital...

An appeal against acquittal has been differentiated from a normal appeal against conviction-SC

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An appeal against acquittal has been differentiated from a normal appeal against conviction-SC

The penal laws in India are primarily based upon certain fundamental procedural values, which are right to fair trial and presumption of innocence. A person is presumed to be innocent till proven guilty and once held to be not...

Kidnapping for ransom under Section 364A Indian penal code

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Kidnapping for ransom under Section 364A Indian penal code

It is relevant to point out that Section 364A had been introduced in the Indian penal code by virtue of Amendment Act 42 of 1993. The statement of objects and reasons are as follows: Statement of Objects and Reasons.’Kidnappings...

GENERAL EXCEPTIONS[Defence against offences] under Indian Penal code 1860

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GENERAL EXCEPTIONS[Defence against offences] under Indian Penal code 1860

GO IPC 76 – Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law 77 – Act of Judge when acting judicially 78 – Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of...

Definitions in Indian Penal Code[IPC]

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Definitions in Indian Penal Code[IPC]

Pratibha Rani v. Suraj Kumar and Anr [1985 AIR 628, 1985 SCR (3) 191], wherein the Apex Court observed that the Courts prima facie satisfaction must be based only on the allegations made in the complaint taking them to...