Crime
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Spousal Rape: A Contemporary Understanding
In this article we look at two judgments related to the same sections of the Indian penal law namely, marital rape; one judgment from the High Court of Karnataka dated 23 March 2022,; being Writ Petition 48367 of 2018[i]; (clubbed with other petitions) and one from the High Court of Chhattisgarh, being CRA No. 891/2019…
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Why spirituality matters for Criminal Jurisprudence- An Explanation
The fascination with “spirituality” is a distinctive feature of our contemporary age[i]. “Spirituality” refers to an aspirational perspective on life’s purpose and behavior. In a larger sense, this refers to lifestyles and behaviors that represent a vision of human existence and how the human self will reach full consciousness. “Spirituality” has been considered as a…