Authors: Disha Tulsyan from Symbiosis Law School, Pune and Salonee Nayak from School of Law, University of Petroleum and Energy studies, Dehradun.
While crime is bent on the idea of actus reus and mens rea, which is, a physical act and an ill intention, the conspiracy takes in a stance to correct the abuses acted out by the society that we live…
Authors: Tanishka Jangid from Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida and Minnah Elizabeth Abraham from Symbiosis Law School, Pune.
n the renowned case of A.K Gopalan vs. the State of Madras, it was observed, “Man, as a rational being, desires to do many things, but in civil – society his desires have…
Authors: Shelal Lodhi Rajput from Symbiosis Law School, Pune and Kessia E. Kuriakose from NALSAR University of Law.
All crimes comprise of two components mens rea and actus reus, if any of them is missing then the committed act did not fall under the ambit of crime. In committing an act of actual body harm, the ‘means rea’ may be one of recklessness rather than intention. When we…
Author: A. Saradha Devi from Mody University, Lakshamangarh.
Even amidst the covid-19 lockdown, crimes against women are reportedly increasing. Domestic violence has increased manifold and several heinous crimes against women are being committed at the same pace. Therefore, the situation with the safety of women…
Author: Namrata Kandankovi from Symbiosis Law School, Pune.
As the nation collectively strives to fight the spread of COVID- 19, rather outlandish news surfaced the social media platform in the recent past. Given the fact that more and more people are active on social media due to the ongoing lockdown, the news did not…
Author: Kavya Arora from UPES, Dehradun.
Internet has now become a part of our lives and it brings ease in our day to day jobs and also helps us to connect with people around the globe. Accessing data using internet has become so easy, with the click of a button the huge strata of information about the society…
Author: Aishwarya Singh from SRM School of Law, SRMIST, kattankulathur, Chennai
The world is currently experiencing a pandemic and fighting to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Government announced nation-wide lockdown for 21 days, which later got extended. Further, certain relaxations were introduced, in effect from 20th April, 2020. People…
Author: Abhinav Rana from University School of Law and Legal Studies, GGSIPU.
Recently on 12th April 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs advised that the video conferencing application i.e. Zoom is not a safe platform. Due to the pandemic, the country is undergoing a lockdown since 24th March 2020 and all the movements have been stopped…
Author: Shourya Shubham from Chanakya National Law University, Patna.
A web-series released on Netflix named “Hasmukh” starring Vir Das and Ranvir Shorey has landed in trouble. Some lawyers of New Delhi have sent a legal notice to Netflix against the streaming of the comedy series as it portrays advocates in poor light. The plea…
Author: Neha .M. George from ITM University, Raipur.
The International Court of Jurists condemn the execution of four men who were convicted of raping and murdering a 23-year-old student in December 2012 while stating that the execution of the perpetrators was an “affront to rule of law and does not improve access to…
