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What Do You Mean By Judgement

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Meaning of Judgement : Judgement means the observation and decision of court of law in respect of a particular case after conclusion of a trial. Content of Judgement : Every Judgement - Shall be written in the language of the court. Shall contain the point or points for determination, the decision there on and the reason for the decision. Shall specify the offence of which and section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 or other law under which the accused is convicted and the punishment to which he is sentenced. If the Judgement is of acquittal, it shall state the offence, of which the accused is acquitted and direct that he be set at liberty section 354(1). Object : The object should be to protect the society and to deter the criminal in achieving the avowed object of law by imposing appropriate sentence. The social impact of the crime like where its relates to offences against woman, kidnapping and other offences involving moral delinquency which have great impact on s...

Our Government

The government of our country has three arms, or parts. One arm makes laws. It is called the legislature. The second arm runs runs the country according to these laws. This arm is called the executive. And the third arm makes sure that everything actually happens according to the law. This arm is called the judiciary. This is true of the State Governments as well. The Union Legislature :- To legislate means to make laws. The union legislature, or the law-making body for the whole country, is the parliament. It has two houses or parts - the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The president, whose signature is needed for all laws, is also a part of the legislature. The Lok Sabha The members of the Lok Sabha are elected by the people of the country during the general elections. Any Indian who is 18 or older can vote is these elections. The general elections are held every five years. For the elections, the country is divided into many areas called constituencies. The people of each co...