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While framing of charges, the Court ought to look at the limited aspect of whether, given the material placed before it, there is grave suspicion against the accused which is not properly explained. Though, for the purpose of conviction, the same must be proved beyond reasonable doubt.
“A remark such as asking the deceased to not be alive if she cannot live without marrying her lover will also not gain the status of abetment. There needs to be a positive act that creates an environment where the deceased is pushed to an edge in order to sustain the charge of Section 306 IPC.”
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CUSB, The Central University of South Bihar, with NAAC accreditation grade A++ and categorised in Category 1 by UGC
The Faculty of Law, Tantia University, Sri Ganganagar was established in the Year 2015
“The nature and location of the injuries inflicted, the choice of weapon, and the circumstances of the attack unequivocally establish the liability of the convict for causing the death of the deceased.”
“It is needless to say that the decision in the bail application would be dependent on the decision in the extension application”
“To convict a person for abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC, there has to be a clear mens rea on the part of the accused to abet such a crime and it requires an active act or a direct act leading to the commission of suicide.
Read about the significant criminal law matters heard and decided by the Supreme Court and High Courts in October 2024
Any waiver of a bail condition must not compromise the one most important legal requirement that a prisoner must make himself available for trial and for compliance with a sentence imposed.
The government of Andhra Pradesh established Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU)vide DSNLU Act, 2008
The Surana & Surana and National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi
by Arjun V. Harihar*
A mother is sought to be prosecuted for delay in reporting of sexual offences on a child by her own husband, despite the fact that the mother herself was allegedly subject to severe abuse, sexual and otherwise, in her matrimonial home.
The Centre for Research in Criminal Justice (CRCJ) at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai is offering a one-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Crime Investigation
Uttar Pradesh State Institute of Forensic Science Lucknow is a flagship education institution set up by the Government of Uttar Pradesh
School of Law, GITAM (Deemed to be) University is hosting its flagship event — India’s prestigious Criminal Moot – Dr. MVVS Murthi National Virtual Moot Court Competition 2024, from 19th to 22nd of September 2024.
“The promise of marriage must have been a false promise, given in bad faith and with no intention of being adhered to at the time it was given”- Supreme Court in Pramod Suryabhan Pawar v. State of Maharashtra, (2019) 9 SCC 608
“There was no premeditation, no pre-planning and no design on the part of the convict, in such a case, if that act had led to the death of the victim, it would not have been murder, but only the culpable homicide, not amounting to murder”.
“Now-a-days people have become more sensitive about their religions may be than before and everybody wants to impress as to how his religion/God is supreme. Everybody should respect the religion, caste, creed etc. of another. But at the same time, if the person says that his religion is supreme, then the other person may not immediately react. There are ways and means to react on such sensitive issues.”