Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 expressly declares that a confession made by an accused to a police officer shall not be proved. The principle underlying this provision is that if confessions to police officers were allowed to be proved in evidence, the police would torture the accused…
Insider trading in securities may occur when a person in possession of material unpublished information about a company trades in the company’s securities and makes a profit or avoids a loss. Corporate insiders like officers, directors and employees by the virtue of their position have access to confidential information about…
Victimology is a scientific study of victimization ,which includes the realtionship between the victim and the accused.In the words of Justice JN Bhatt victimology is a science of suffering and resultant compensation. Offenses committed by individuals, company’s etc are classified under various laws according to the nature of offence.When an…
RIGHT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY TO ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE INCLUDING COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS: DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL REGIME AND INDIAN COPYRIGHT LAW The visually impaired must negotiate substantial barriers in accessing the books. Despite availability of a variety of accessible media ranging from Braille and large print editions to simple and complex…
M.D. Chamarbaughwala v. Union of India FACTS: Whether the definition of ‘prize competition’ in the Prize Competition Act, 1955 includes: competitions in which success depends on chance competitions in which success depends on substantial degree of skill The Act further stated that to promote and conduct these prize competitions exceeding…
