Indian Penal Code

INTRODUCTION The general exception of infancy is defined in section 83 of the IPC. As per this Section nothing is an offence if it is done by a child above …

AN INTRODUCTION There are certain cases wherein the accused cannot be treated in the same way he/she would have been treated under normal circumstances. Chapter IV of IPC deals with …

MENS REA Mens rea is a Latin term which means guilty mind. The element of mens rea is sine qua non to criminal law and its absence negates the condition …

Crime is an act or omission which is prohibited by law and is followed by sanctions. It works on the maxim actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea which …

THE NEED OF IPC Before the advent of the Britishers into India and even after for a considerable period of time, the Indian penal system was heavily based on religion. …

“The purpose of criminal law is to express a formal social condemnation of forbidden conduct, buttressed by sanctions calculated to prevent it.” W Friedman. What is crime? When one has …