Category: Crimes against Human Body
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Negligence and Recklessness: Unravelling the Ambiguities
[This Article has been authored by Nitin Kumar Sharma, a 2nd Year B.A.LL.B. student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.] Introduction In criminal law, understanding the state of mind of the accused person is an essential element besides the wrongful act, or the actus reus. The state of mind of the accused at the…
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Dignity-Based Retributivism: A Philosophical Basis for Penalising Necrophilia in India
[This Article has been authored by Laavanya Jain, a 3rd year student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow.] Introduction In a contemporary pronouncement, the Supreme Court of India in February 2025 rejected a plea against Karnataka High Court ruling in Rangaraju v. State of Karnataka, wherein it was held that necrophilia, i.e.,…
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From Witness to Commodity: Victim Exploitation in the Race For TRPs
[This Article is authored by Khushi Jain, Law Student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur] Introduction A recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam Valley has raised many questions that need to be addressed, but have long been ignored. The Pahalgam attack claimed the lives of innocent tourists, but one 10-year-old boy named Naksh Kalathiya…
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Resurrecting a Constitutional Controversy: Is Section 104 BNS a Relic of Colonial Injustice or a Revolutionary Reform
[This blog has been authored by Akshansh Pandey & Shivang Srivastava. They are Students at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar] [The authors are the Winners of the 2nd GCRCJS Criminal Law Essay Writing Competition, 2024] Introduction On July 1, 2024, India witnessed the largest reform in the criminal justice system, wherein it implemented the Bharatiya…
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