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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...

Protection of Database in India

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The right to protection of personal data is a civil and Constitutional right. Article 21 of the Constitution of India provides for the rights to life and personal liberty, which includes the right to privacy. Data protection has emerged as an important reaction to the development of information technology. The growing use of internet can be witnessed in E-commerce. In order to protect the misuse of data and information, data protection laws become very important. Indian Government introduced the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2006 in Rajya Sabha on 8th December 2006 with an object to provide protection of personal data and information. The following laws were already there to regulate data privacy - 1) Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. 2) Credit Information Companies (Regulation Act, 2005) 3) The Indian Contract Act, 1872. 4) Special Relief Act, 1963. 5) Consumer Protection Act, 1986. 6)  Indian Copyright Act, 1957. 7) Indian Penal Code, 1860. Chapter ix and chapter xi of t...