Category: Violence

Legal Provisions of Section 153 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot:This section prescribes punishment for wantonly giving provocation to someone with intent to cause riot. It says that whoever malignantly, or wantonly, gives provocation to any person, by doing anything which is illegal, with the intention or knowledge that it is likely that such provocation will cause the offence of rioting to be committed in consequence of such provocation, be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to one year, or with fine, or with both, and if the offence of rioting be not committed, with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending to six months, or with fine, or with both. Image Source: lawnn.com ADVERTISEMENTS: MalignantlyIt implies a…

Free Essay on Mahatma Gandhi – Mahatma Gandhi has been the greatest man of modem times. He was the Father of the Nation. People called him Bapu (father) in love.His full name was Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi. He was born on 2nd October, 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat. As a maker of modern India, he will ever be remembered.His father was the Dewan of Rajkot. At the age of seven he went to school. But he was an average student. After matriculation he joined college. Image Source: thefamouspeople.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Later he went to England to study law. He became a lawyer and returned to India. But he was not successful as a lawyer.He went to Africa. There he fought for the rights of Indians. On his return to India,…

450 words essay on Life in Big City. Living in a city is challenging. It is full of many problems. We have to face social, emotional, psychological problems. We have to constantly live under some kind of stress and strain. Life in a big city is fast-paced. There is cut-throat competition in city. This leads to a loss of mental peace. Maintaining mental balance becomes a challenge.Accommodation, education, health care, etc. are expensive in a big city. Commuting long distances daily is a bitter reality of city life. We have no escape from this tiring routine.Accommodation is a major problem in city. It is the first problem a new comer faces. House-hunting is a big challenge. In a time of skyrocketing price hike finding an appropriate dwelling is an arduous…

Free sample essay on Scene of A Street Quarrel. We hear about quarrels every day. Sometimes it takes place in the neighborhood. Often it happens on the road, in the street. It can be seen anywhere any time. It is a common phenomenon in villages, cities, even in metro cities.A common feature of quarrels is that it starts over a trivial issue but sometimes takes a disastrous turn. Many a times, it leads to the tragedy of killing and death. Often it becomes the cause of communal tension and violence also.Last Monday when I was preparing to go to office, I happened to see a quarrel in the street. There was a loud noise and lots of people had gathered at a spot. Out of curiosity, I stopped and went…

Live and let live’ one of the most famous slogan was introduced in this world by none other than Lord Mahavira. He happens to be the 24th Tirthankara (divine teacher) of the religion Jainism.The slogan gives us the basis of leading a life peacefully. He laid absolute stress on Ahimsa. Even the father of our nation Mahatma Gandhi followed this path of non-violence. He not only found it meaningful but also lived upto it.Lord Mahavira belonged to a rich Kshatriya family. He was born and brought up in Kundagrama near Magadha (Bihar). Parents, Siddhartha and Trisala called him by the name Vardhaman. But Vardhaman came to be popularly known as Mahavira (i.e. the conqueror) because of his courageous, daring and fearless character. The childhood of Lord Mahavira was very colourful.…

I like all freedom fighters those fought for the freedom of our country. But I like five of them in particular. First, I like Mahatma Gandhi. He was a great worshipper of truth and non-violence and used Satyagraha as his weapon to spearhead a non-violent movement.He is known for his Non- Cooperative Movement, Civil Disobedience and Quit India Movement. Secondly, I like Lokmanya Tilak. He is known as the father of Indian political unrest. He aroused the Indian people against the cruel foreign rule. His well-known words are ‘Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it.’Thirdly, I like Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. He was not satisfied with the peaceful Gandhian way. He was in favor of giving a fight to the British rulers to attain Independence. He led…

Social life depends upon this concept of ‘live and let live’. Society means a group of people living together. Every person has his own likes and dislikes, his own tastes, his own temperament.Therefore, it is necessary that to have peace in life, co-operation and concord, each one should take due care of the other so that life may go on happily and nicely.For doing so one must have a spirit of adjustment and accommodation. One should not try to impose one’s own will over other. This is equally true in the world community. One nation should let the other nation have its own freedom. Democracies have to live with dictatorships; Socialism has to live with imperialism. rlv.zcache.com ADVERTISEMENTS: This is what is meant by peaceful co­existence. Violence and dominance is…

Legal Provisions of Section 159 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Affray:This section defines the crime of ‘affray’. It says that when two or more persons disturb public peace by fighting in a public place, they commit the crime of affray. The word ‘affray’ has been derived from the French word ‘affraier’ which means to terrify. Therefore, in the legal sense the act of terrorising the people is the offence of affray. Since the people can be terrorised only when something is done in front of the people themselves, presence of the public becomes necessary. That is why, in the definition of affray, it is necessary that two or more persons must fight in a public place and thereby disturb public peace. image source: i.ytimg.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Two or more personsThere must be…

Legal Provisions of Section 146 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Rioting:This section defines the offence of rioting. It says that whenever an unlawful assembly uses force or violence in prosecution of the common object of such assembly, or whenever any member of an unlawful assembly uses force or violence in prosecution of the common object of such assembly, the law holds each member of such assembly guilty of the offence of rioting. Use of force or violence distinguishes rioting from an unlawful assembly. image source: news.asiaone.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Force or violenceThe word ‘force’ which has been defined under section 349 of the Code clearly explains the word in the context of causing motion, change of motion or cessation of motion with respect to human body, and therefore, the same meaning is intended…

There is slight difference between unlawful assembly and rioting. Rioting is an aggravated form of unlawful assembly.There is close resemblance between them. In both the offences, common object is an essential ingredient, and there must be five or more persons. Their difference is degree rather than of form.Unlawful Assembly ADVERTISEMENTS: 1. Sec. 141 defines “Unlawful Assembly”.2. Punishment is lighter than rioting. Punishment for unlawful assembly is six months imprisonment, or with fine, or with both. (Sec. 143). image source: blogs.mercurynews.com/viewfinder3. The offence of unlawful assembly is genus. ADVERTISEMENTS: 4. Violence and force are less.Rioting1. Sec. 146 defines “Rioting”2. Punishment for rioting is severe than unlawful assembly. Sec. 147 imposes punishment for rioting two years imprisonment, or with fine, or with both. ADVERTISEMENTS: 3. Rioting is a species Rioting is an…