10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 354 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

Events
Legal Provisions of Section 354 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty:This section punishes an assault on, or use of criminal force to, a woman with the intention of outraging her modesty or with the knowledge that it is likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty. The section says that whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman with the intention of outraging her modesty or with the knowledge that it is likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty, shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to two years, or with fine, or with both. Image Source: baytoday.ca ADVERTISEMENTS: There must be either an assault or use of criminal force against a…
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10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 353 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

Government
Legal Provisions of Section 353 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty:Assaulting or using criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging his duties has been made punishable under this section. The section states that whoever either assaults or uses criminal force to any public servant, in the execution of his duty as such public servant, or with the intention of preventing or deterring him from discharging his duty as such public servant or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by him in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to two years, or with fine, or with both.…
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10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 331 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

Essays
Legal Provisions of Section 331 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property:This section punishes voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property. The section is similar to the preceding section but is more serious in nature since in section 330 hurt is caused voluntarily while under this section grievous hurt is caused voluntarily, and that is why the offence under this section is punished more severely. Image Source: flooddamagemiami.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The section says that whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt for the purpose of extorting any confession or any information, either from the sufferer or from any person who is interested in the sufferer, which may lead to the detection of an offence or misconduct, or…
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10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 335 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

Essays
Legal Provisions of Section 335 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation:Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation has been made a punishable offence under this section. The section states that whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation shall, if he has no intention to cause grievous hurt to any person other than the giver of the provocation or he does not know himself to be likely to cause grievous hurt to any person other than the giver of the provocation, be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to four years, or with fine extending up to two thousand rupees, or with both. Image Source: i.ytimg.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The explanation attached to the section explains that sections 334…
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10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

3 Most Important Trait Theory of Human Personality

History
Like the Type theory, the Trait Theory of personality focuses on people’s personal characteristics. However, various trait theorists differ in the ways they use those characteristics to describe people. image source: c3fd247798cf88ead658-efb7b8a40ae984d5ce8cbafce656509e.r26.cf2.rackcdn.comTraits are characteristics that lead people to behave in more or less distinctive and consistent ways across situation. ADVERTISEMENTS: Psychologist Gordon Allport counted 18,000 trait-like terms in English language that designated “distinctive and personal forms of behaviour”. These terms, mostly adjectives, describe how people act, think, perceive, and feel. Not all these terms reflect personality traits, but several thousands of them do reflect personality traits.Allport believed that this rich collection of trait-like terms provided a way of capturing the uniqueness of each individual. He’ believed that this uniqueness could be described well in terms of the individual’s trails, or…
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10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

6 Important Characteristics by Which People Differ (According to Psychologists)

Music
People differ in many characteristics. But Psychologists have taken interest in the following characteristics: 1. Differences in Abilities: The term ‘ability‘ includes both what a person can do now and what he can learn to do in future. A motor mechanic has mechanical ability, a film actress the ability for acting, and a singer the ability for singing. From their present performance, we know that they possess these abilities. Good many of us could repair motor cars, act, or sing, if we were trained. So good many of us, too, have these abilities. image source: creatingpositivefutures.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Some motor mechanics quickly find out what is wrong with a car while others take much longer. Similarly, training benefits some persons more than it benefits others. So we see that there are…
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10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 367 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

Sociology
Legal Provisions of Section 367 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc:This section penalises kidnapping or abducting in order to subject a person to grievous hurt, slavery or unnatural lust. It states that whoever either kidnaps or abducts any person in order that such person may either be subjected or may be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being subjected to grievous hurt, or slavery, or to unnatural lust of any person, or with the knowledge that it is likely that such person will be so subjected or disposed of, shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Image Source: americanrtl.org…
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10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 366A of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

Marriage
Legal Provisions of Section 366A of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Procuration of minor girl:This section makes procuration of a minor girl a punishable offence. It states that whoever by any means whatsoever induces any minor girl under the age of eighteen years to go from any place or to do any act with the intention that such girl may be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person or with the knowledge that it is likely that she will be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person, shall be punishable with imprisonment extending up to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Image Source: thewiire.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The section is attracted when a minor girl under eighteen years of age is induced to go from any place…
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10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

How Can a Muslim Wife obtain Divorce from her Husband?

Marriage
A Muslim wife has no independent right of divorce. She cannot divorce her husband whenever she likes, as her husband may do. Under Muslim law, divorce by wife is possible only in the following situations:(a) Where the husband delegates to the wife the right of Talaq (Talaq-e- Tafweez). ADVERTISEMENTS: (b) Where she is a party to divorce by mutual consent (Khula and Mubarat).(c) Where she wants to dissolve the marriage under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939. Image Source: i.huffpost.comIn the first two cases the wife’s right of divorce depends upon the consent of her husband. In Talaq-e-Tafweez, unless the husband himself gives her the right to pronounce Talaq, she cannot divorce. In a divorce by mutual consent, she cannot get divorce unless the husband also gives his consent…
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10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 356 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

Essays
Legal Provisions of Section 356 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person:This section punishes assault or use of criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property wore or carried by a person. The section says that whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, in his attempt to commit theft of any such property which that person is then wearing or carrying, shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to two years, or with fine, or with both. Image Source: courthouseconcepts.barrybelford.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The assault or use of criminal force must be in attempting to commit theft of such property which the victim must be wearing or carrying at that moment.…
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