Category: criminal law
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Supreme court on law of attempt to rape
In every crime, there is first, intention to commit, secondly, preparation to commit it, thirdly, attempt to commit it. If the third stage, that…
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Supreme Court Decision in case of (attempted) rape & murder of minor !
Comment : In this case – where as the SC comments – a man’s unbriddled carnal passions led to the death of a young…
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Fraud includes two elements – deceit – and injury to person decieved – in absence of latter no fraud
Facts : Dr. Vimla purchased a car in the name of her minor daughter Nalini aged about 6 months. The price of tile car…
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Women of Easy Virtue can also be raped – but in this case accused gets benefit of doubt….SC
Comment : In this logical and well reasoned judgment the SC gave the benefit of a doubt to a person accused of rape on the…
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Gujarat High Court on the Law of Police Remand – Police Custody when to be granted ?
Comment : This case deals with factors that the judge has to consider while granting police custody, which can be summed up as :- i)…
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Extra Territorial Jursidiction of IPC – S.4 IPC, S188 CrPC
Supreme Court of India Ajay Agarwal vs Union Of India And Ors on 5 May, 1993 Equivalent citations: 1993 AIR 1637, 1993 SCR (3)…
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On Re-investigation 173(8) CrPC
Comment : A landmark decision on powers of further investigation and how in the fitness of things – the police should inform the magistrate…
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Intention to defraud/cheat at time of making of contract essential to make out cheating.
Comment : In this case the Court was faced with a situation where a complainant prosecuted the vendors in an agreement to sell that he…
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Rape – Consent & False Promise of Marriage
Comment : This case concerned a case of RAPE & CHEATING. The Court negatived the prosecution version that the girl gave in to the…
