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Definition and Nature of Crime

Definition of Crime Crime can be defined as an act or omission that is prohibited by law and is punishable by the state. It is...

Constituents Elements of Crime

The Indian Penal Code (IPC) defines a crime as an act or omission that is punishable under the law. The following are the essential...

Stages of Crime

The various phases or processes that take place between having the idea to commit a crime and actually carrying it out are referred to...

Dowry Death

The offence of dowry death falls under Section 304B of the IPC, which is a cognizable and non-bailable offence. The Indian Penal Code (IPC) has...

Section 301: Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended

If a person, by doing anything which he intends or knows to be likely to cause death, commits culpable homicide by causing the death...

Section 302: Punishment for murder

Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.

Section 303: Punishment for murder by life-convict

Whoever, being under sentence of imprisonment for life, commits murder, shall be punished with death.

Section 304: Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder

Whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may...

Section 304A: Causing death by negligence

Whoever causes the death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall be punished with imprisonment...

Section 304B: Dowry death

(1) Where the death of a woman is caused by any burns or bodily injury or occurs otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven...

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