arguments advanced in respect
thereof.
Article 19 is for the protection of certain rights of
freedom to citizens. It runs as follows ... Constitution to indicate only a
certain section of the inhabitants of India. Moreover, the
protection given by article 21 is very general
deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India. Editorial Comment -Article 14 rejects ... person. This is a substantive part of the article. Equal protection of the Laws: This part means that the same law will be applied
learned
counsel argued that section 53A of the NDPS Act shows that
confessional statements that are made under section 161 of the CrPC,
which ... police – mentioned under sections 41 and 42 of the NDPS Act, which
are not statements made under section 161 of the CrPC – being
admissible
note that
Clauses 43 and 44 of the Bill, which correspond to Sections 44
and 45 of the present Act, were very differently worded ... would appear that the
legislature classified the offences punishable under
Sections 161, 165 or 165-A of the Indian Penal
Code or sub-section
Constitution to indicate only a certain section of the inhabitants of India. Moreover, the protection given by Article 21 is very general ... under section, 10 , Sub-section (3) of the Act. Hence Section 10 , Sub-section (5) makes it obligatory upon the Passport Authority to "record
basic
human rights, benefits and privileges upon poor, downtrodden
and vulnerable sections of the society".
ORIGIN OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION:
31. The public interest ... directions have immensely benefited marginalized
sections of the society in a number of cases. It has also
helped in protection and preservation of ecology, environment
right embedded in an individual under Article
21 of the Constitution. A section of people or
individuals who exercise their choice should never
remain ... conviction under
Section 377 IPC renders such persons ineligible for appointment as a
director of a company.
31. It is averred that Section
account of threats and coercion. That
raises an important issue regarding witness protection
besides the quality and credibility of the evidence before
Court. The other ... rule of law and due process are
closely linked with human rights protection. Such rights can
be protected effectively when a citizen has recourse
India Extraordinary on 01.01.2016. In view of
its sub-section (2) of section (1), the Central
Government has appointed 26.01.2016 as the date
of enforcement ... Victims' Rights. By way of Section 2 (ec)
Victim has been defined and beside Section 14-A, Section 15-A,
"Rights of victim
fine.
Section 6 provides for a sanction as a pre-
condition for a valid prosecution for offences
punishable under Sections 161 ... Section 5 of the 1947 Act. It reads as
under:
6. (1) No court shall take cognizance of an
offence punishable under Section 161
