Offences against Property: Theft, Extortion, Robbery and Dacoity

This article has been written by Tanya Gupta, a student pursuing BA LLB from Ideal Institute of Management and Technology and School of Law, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.  This article focuses on the offences against the property: theft, extortion, robbery and dacoity and its essentials. INTRODUCTION  Is all offences need actusRead More

Human Trafficking: History, Development and Magnitude

This article is authored by Pankhuri Pankaj, a 3rd year student pursuing BA-LLB (Hons.) from Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, affiliated to GGSIPU. She is currently interning with Lexpeeps. This article summarises certain key provisions of “Human Trafficking”. INTRODUCTION Human Trafficking is the illegal practice or action of transporting people from one country to anotherRead More

The Law Relating to Criminal Conspiracy

INTRODUCTION In a literal sense, conspiracy can be defined as an immoral, illegitimate, risky or surreptitious scheme developed by two or more individuals in secret. Law recognizes such secretive plotting to achieve malicious intent as Criminal Conspiracy.  A criminal conspiracy arises when two or more entities decide to commit almost every illegal act, and takeRead More

Laws Prohibiting Human Trafficking

INTRODUCTION Human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons or modern-day slavery, is a crime that involves the exploitation of a person for compelled labour or a commercial sex act. The initial consent by a person will be irrelevant if it was obtained employing fraud, deception or coercion. A child cannot consent to be trafficked.Read More

Difference Between Cheating and Forgery

INTRODUCTION Both Cheating and Forgery are considered as crimes against the property of a person. They might sound similar to a layman but they are not the same. But, before highlighting the differences, it is important to analyse the offences of cheating and forgery independently.  Cheating under the Indian Penal Code Cheating is defined inRead More

Mischief under IPC

This article is written by Mohit Bhardwaj. A 2nd year Law student, currently pursuing BBA-LL.B(Hons.) from Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University. In this article, the author discusses the offence of Mischief as mentioned under IPC. To substantiate the concept, reference is made to all the Sections covered by the topic, with relevant illustrations and caseRead More

Criminal Breach of Trust and Criminal Misappropriation

This article is written by Ishika Gupta pursuing BBA L.LB from Gitarattan International Business School. This article aims to highlight the basic difference between criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust. INTRODUCTION The English word ‘embezzlement’ means ‘theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one’s trust or belonging to one’s employer’. The same act hasRead More

Laws on Rape and Unnatural Offence

This article is written by Samridhi Sachdeva pursuing BBA LLB from Gitarattan International Business School, GGSIPU. This article focusses on the laws on rape and unnatural offences. Also, tries to describe the ingredients necessary to commit these offences in depth. INTRODUCTION The most heinous crime related to women is Rape. Rape, not only physically butRead More