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Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means
Articles Apr 13, 2024 0

Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means

A new provision is proposed to be added in The Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which is Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc, in Section 69 of the Sanhita. The said section states – Whoever, by deceitful means or making by a promise to marry a woman without any intention of fulfilling the same, and […]

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CAW Cell Delhi (Crime Against Women) – Full Address & Contact List
Articles Apr 13, 2024 0

CAW Cell Delhi (Crime Against Women) – Full Address & Contact List

What is CAW Cell? The Crime Against Women (CAW) Cell is also called Mahila Thana or Parivar Paramarsh Kendra in some states. These are special police units that help settle marriage-related problems, especially those related to dowry harassment (Section 498A IPC or Section 84 BNS) and domestic violence. Their main goal is to help the […]

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Quashing Criminal Proceedings || 482 CrPC ||
Articles Apr 13, 2024 0

Quashing Criminal Proceedings || 482 CrPC ||

As per Black’s dictionary, Quashing means “To overthrow; to abate; to vacate; to annul; to make void”. In ordinary law terms, quash would mean stopping and ending criminal proceedings at the charge sheet or the FIR filed stage. Under the scope of the powers of the High Court under section 482 of the Code of […]

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Benefits of Being Hit by 498a
Articles Apr 12, 2024 0

Benefits of Being Hit by 498a

One of my favourite opening lines of a book, The Adventures of Griswald Gnome: A Fairy Tale for Children of all Ages, is – “A reformed deformer, searcher of research, a regrind grinder, one who once faltered, but reflated and did rejoin as a joiner. If I might presume, I’m going to lecture you. This […]

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Passport Renewal with 498A
Articles Apr 12, 2024 0

Passport Renewal with 498A

Passport Related Queries in Complex Cases Have a Legal Case and Worried About Your Passport? Read This First Many people find themselves confused and stressed when they have a legal case—like an FIR, criminal complaint, or court case—and need to apply for or renew their passport. You may be wondering: Can I still travel? Will […]

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Section 406 IPC – Criminal Breach of Trust
Knowledge Center Apr 12, 2024 0

Section 406 IPC – Criminal Breach of Trust

What is Section 406 IPC? What is Criminal Breach of Trust? One of the companions 498A (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty: Proposed Section 84 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) complaint is Section 406 IPC. Though knowledge about 498A (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to […]

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Recent Amendments in Rape Laws in India
Articles Apr 12, 2024 0

Recent Amendments in Rape Laws in India

Rape laws in India have been amended yet again. Though the common understanding is that following the Public outrage on the Rape of minors in various parts of the country, only POSCO Act has been amended, that is further than the truth. The ordinance which has been promulgated has made amendments in provisions of S. 376 of IPC […]

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Duty of Employer Under The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Articles Apr 11, 2024 0

Duty of Employer Under The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

The principles of agency do not apply to The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, referred to as SHWW Act hereafter, which means that SHWW Act doesn’t impose any statutory, criminal as well as civil, liability on the employer for the acts of sexual harassment by employees. As a rule, […]

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