Delhi Police Book Self-Styled Godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati for Molesting 17 Female Students
A Law Review of the Case Charged against Self-Styled Godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati. The current saga of Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati,…
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Kolkata Court Remands Three, Including Lawyer, to Custody in Law Student Rape Case
The article outlines the rape case of Kolkata law students, where three of them including a lawyer were sent into custody. It discusses the justice and legal ethics implications, and safety policy on campus, Xiu Xiu Socialism durable interests and implications for gender-based violence on campus and the necessity of accountability and victim support.
Section 24 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Holds Individuals Accountable for Offenses Requiring Intent or Knowledge Committed While Intoxicated
Section 24 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, addresses the issue of criminal liability in cases where an offense requires specific intent or knowledge, and the act is committed under intoxication. According to this provision, if an individual voluntarily becomes intoxicated and commits such an offense, they are held legally responsible as if they possessed the required intent or knowledge, regardless of their impaired state. However, if the intoxication was involuntary—meaning the substance was administered without their knowledge or against their will—this may serve as a defense, acknowledging that the individual lacked the capacity to form the necessary intent or knowledge due to the involuntary intoxication.