Introduction Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which a prisoner is kept separately from other prisoners for a specified period. It is considered a severe form of punishment…
Fractions of Terms of Punishment: Meaning and Explanation The provision relating to fractions of terms of punishment lays down a specific rule for calculating a fraction of a sentence when…
“The appropriate Government may…” The expression “appropriate Government” means the Government which is legally competent to exercise the power of commutation in a particular case. Section 5 itself explains whether…
Section 4 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) specifies the different kinds of punishments that can be imposed on an offender for committing offences under the Sanhita. The provision…
Justice Shreeram Shirsat of the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court, in Shobhit Kumar v. State (2026), ruled that a man’s threat to end his life if a minor…
With the implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, India’s criminal law framework has undergone a major shift. One of the most discussed changes is the clearer treatment of mob…
