CRPC

Remission of Sentence by the Governor

Remission of Sentence by the Governor in Jessica Lal Murder Case

This article is co-authored by Advocate Keral Mehta Delhi Lieutenant Governor on the recommendation of the Delhi Sentence Review Board (DSR) has approved the premature release of Jessica Lal Murder case convict Manu Sharma who was sentenced to serve Life imprisonment. The convict Manu Sharma was serving the life imprisonment in Delhi’s Tihar Jail before

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MOB LYNCHING “HORRENDOUS ACT OF MOBOCRACY”

The Indian Penal Code (IPC) to date lacks the presence of the word “lynching”. What is it? Is it punishable? Do the IPC and CRPC provide for punishment against mob lynching? “LYNCHING” shall mean any act or series of acts of violence, whether spontaneous or planned, committed to influence extra-judicial punishments, or as an act

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