Found this on a New Zealand based website. “Murderers and thieves are likely to be elected when Indians vote tomorrow, and that’s putting the world’s largest democracy at risk, writes Ruth Hill.” The article is about the criminals that are contesting the forthcoming general elections. I must say its a well researched piece. Some excerpts:… [Read more…]
January 28, 2009
Two of my favorite people crossed the cyber path at not very friendly terms or so it seems to me. Who do I support now, this is like the greatest dilemma of my life Ok Jokes apart, here’s what has happened. Sandil wrote this post on Mutiny about how he refused to accept Republic day… [Read more…]
June 12, 2008
Seriously, I have never heard anything more ridiculous than this. A rape convict who shares his name with the late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru left the Supreme Court frowning. The apex court observed that such culprits had no right to share names with exalted national leaders. “You have committed a rape and share the name… [Read more…]
May 20, 2008
Reproducing an article of Telegraph I found here. Bumped into it when I was trying to look for a law which covers child sexual abuse in India. Turned out there is none at the moment. Also interesting to note, wrong touches which are not exactly forceful touch or abuse, are not covered under the IPC.… [Read more…]
April 4, 2008
A statement by Asian Human Rights Commission For Immediate Release AHRC-STM-078-2008 March 26, 2008 India cannot afford judicial extravaganza “Except for the crime in question, Mr. R. K. Sharma was an asset to the nation…” The national media in India reported that this observation was made by the Additional Sessions Judge Mr. Rajendra Kumar Shastri… [Read more…]
May 4, 2006
Crime against woman and children : Obscenity Crime against woman has been an ever expanding subject with the society inventing new ways to suppress a woman. It is ironical that while some of the offences were defined in the Indian Penal Code way back in 1870, with the advancement advent of 21st century woman, advancement… [Read more…]
May 4, 2006
From my Lecture in AIMC… ————————— Sedition – Definitions As defined in Ferdico’s Criminal Law and Justice Dictionary “Advocacy of resistance to, disruption of or otherwise of the Government through speech, publications or other acts, short of overt acts of treason.” Treason is not defined as a crime in the Indian Penal Code. Art 111… [Read more…]
April 15, 2009
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