Nirbhaya Act | Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013

Nirbhaya Act, also known as the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013, is an Indian Legislation passed by Lok Sabha on 19th of March 2013 and Rajya Sabha on 21st of March 2013. And, got married assent from the then President of India on 23rd March 2013. The Nirbhaya act came into force on the 3rd of February 2013. The primary reason behind the act' was the incident on the 16th of December 2013 in New Delhi; the incident indicated the need for immediate reform in rape laws. The act was passed to bring amendments on laws related to sexual offences in the Ind...

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Narcotics Control Bureau a Narcotics Law Enforcement Body of India

Drug indeed is a threat to both individuals and society as a whole. Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is a top agency enacted to fight drug trafficking and save the lives who become addicted to the drug by controlling illegal drug trafficking. Article 47 of The Indian Constitution is a directive principle of state policy, in which states can consider things while making policies. It also helps to run an administration. It is a fundamental principle, and a state has to implement these principles while making laws. Article 47 has provisions for the standar...

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FORGERY: A Document that is void ab initio

Forgery gets defined under section 463 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Section 463 of IPC states: "Whoever makes any false document or false electronic record, with intent to cause damage or injury, to the public or any person, or to support any claim or title, or to cause any person to part with the property, or to enter into any express or implied contract, or with intent to commit fraud or that fraud may be committed, commits forgery". It gets implied as forming a forged document or record with an evil intent to cause injury to any person or prop...

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