Common intention under BNS- Lawyer Talks
Common intention Common Intention creates ‘joint culpability’ for an act, deviating from the basic concept of criminal law, which states that a person is only responsible for crimes committed by himself and not for the actions of others. The concept of Common intention is enshrined under Section 34 IPC (section 3(5) BNS). It is not […]
Punishment & theories of Punishments|BNS
MEANING The fundamental aim of punishment is to give relief to the aggrieved party and to maintain law and order in society. Punishment can also be termed as the imposition of some form of deprivation by withholdingrights that a person is legally entitled to. OBJECTS OF PUNISHMENT Deterrent Theory of Punishment The word ‘deter’ means […]
Important Case Laws on Dowry Prohibition
Mulakala Malleshwara Rao v. State of Telangana 2024 SC held that it cannot be assumed that dowry and traditionalpresents given at the time of marriage are entrusted to theparents-in-law of the bride and would attract the ingredientsof Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Appasaheb and anr. Vs. state of Maharashtra 2007 SC held […]