Assault - Offences affecting the Human Body (Section 351 - 358 of Indian Penal Code)

1) Introduction -       Assault is an overt act or making a gesture or a preparation intending, or knowing it to be likely that such ge...

Abetment to Commit Suicide (Section 305 & 306 of the Indian Penal Code 1860)

            Section 305 and 306 of the Indian Penal Code make abetment punishable in law. A person encouraging and abetting another person...

Attempt to murder : Offences affecting the Human Body (Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860)

            Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 deals with the offence of attempt to commit murder . According to Section 307 of the ...

Causing Death by Negligence (Indian Penal Code 1860)

1) Introduction          The original Indian Penal Code had no provision for punishment in those cases where a person causes death of pe...

Dowry Death (Section 304-B, Indian Penal Code, 1860)

1) Introduction                 In  1986 a new offence known as dowry death was inserted in the Indian Penal ode by the Virtue of Secti...