INTRESTING LEGAL FACTS

·     ·        Accomplice- partner in crime.

·        Sacrilege- breaking of divine idol.

·        Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) - Section 7 defines imprisonment of not less than six months in case of obtaining bribe which may be extended further to 2-5 years.

·        Fatwa- It generally contains details of scholars reasoning in response to a particular case. It is a legal pronouncement or legal opinion, a particular type of judgment. Issuer of fatwa is called Mufti. It is practiced in Islam.

·        Benami transitions do not apply to widowed wife.

·        Curfew is imposed under section 144 of IPC.

·        Status que- to keep the things in a state they presently are.

·        Calumny- a false statement spoken in order to damage once reputation.

·        Inquest- inquiry into cause of unnatural death.

·        Adoption is not recognized in Islam.

·        Sexual harassment bill- hospital patients are covered and domestic maids are not covered.

·        Felony- a serious crime whose punishment is more than a year or even death punishment.

·        Requisition- taking control of property temporarily.

·        Ipso facto- by the same source.

·        Corroborative evidence- which supports an evidence already stated.

·        Chattel- movable property.

·        Lease- transfer of right from original owner to another for the enjoyment of immovable property for a certain period.

·        Maximum period of emergency- 3 years.

·        Minimum period of emergency- 6 months.

·        President can seek re-election any no. of times.

·        A criminal complaint is filed before a magistrate and a FIR is filled before a police officer. A warrant is issued by a magistrate.

·        Bench- courtroom.

·        LLB- Legum Baccalaureus.

·        LLM- Legum Magister.

·        Order of heads of India:

1.   President

2.   Vice-president

3.   Chief Justice of India

4.   Attorney General

·        Frustration of a contract is its cancellation due to impossibility of performance.

·        Rs 1000 compensation is to be awarded to a person who is arrested without any ground.

·        Election symbol- provided to each political party by the Election Commission of India and no political party has absolute right to have a symbol of its own.

·        1^st women judge of Supreme Court of India- Fatima Bibi but she was second after Sandra Day O’ Conner of U.S.

·        Largest number of states covered by a single H.C- Guwahati High Court

(Includes Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)

·        Proctor- a person who takes the charge of or acts for another.

·        Precedent- It is a legal case or an authority which establishes a principle or a rule that a court or any other judicial body may utilize when deciding certain cases.

·        Obiter dicta- remarks of a judge which are not necessary to reach a decision but are made as comments.

·        Tenancy- occupancy of property by paying rent.

·        Testify- to give evidence under oath.

·        Seizure- taking of property by law.

·        Rebuttal- evidence introduced to disprove opposite parties evidence.

·        Red herring- issue that is used to divert attention from the main issue.

·        Parole- early release of a criminal because of his good behavior.

·        Parens Patriae- power of the state to act as guardians for those who are unable to care for themselves.

·        Next to kin- the closest relative.

·        Naturalization- process by which a foreign citizen becomes Indian.

·        Larceny- means theft.

·        K- used as contract symbol.

·        Kangaroo court- a court that does not function properly.

·        Homicide- killing of human being by the act or omission of another.

·        Gag order- an order by a judge prohibiting parties to a case to discuss about it in public.

·        Death row- a portion in a prison that houses prisoners who are under death sentence.

·        Plaintiff- a person who files the case.

·        Defendant- a person who responds to the case.

·        Alibi- a defense taken that asserts that when the crime took place, the defendant was out of place.

·        Amicus curiae- friend of the court.

·        Annulment- a court procedure that dissolves a marriage and treats as it never took place.

·        Causa mortis- Judicial decisions.

·        Caveat- requesting postponement of a proceeding.

·        Affidavit- written statements confirmed by oath.

·        Magna carta- documents imposing certain restrictions on power of a king.

·        Panchnama- document prepared by police taking statements from five members of the locality where the crime took place.

·        Succession- order in which or the condition under which one person after another succeeds the property. It is of two type’s i.e. testamentary succession where the deceased has left behind a will.

Another type is intestate succession where the deceased has not left behind a will. Testator is the person making the will.  Executor is the person appointed by the testator to execute (implement) the will.

·        Borstal- rehabilitation center for young criminals.

·        Doli capax- capacity to commit the crime.

·        Arbitration and Conciliation act, 1996- to decrease the burden on the courts, the cases of the people are fixed at different levels.

a.   Arbitration- people appoint a third party to solve their case rather referring to court first. The decided decision is binding.

b.   Mediation- their sits a mediator. He has the duty to give suggestions but decision is not binding. 

c.   Conciliation- lawyers are appointed.

·        Right to Information library (RTI) - Pune.