Murder, Bodily Injury

 Murder, Bodily Injury 

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION:

Court of Session

 

BRIEF:

Culpable Homicide is the Genus, and murder is the species.

Culpable Homicide simply means the killing of a human body. IPC differentiates between the two kinds of Culpable Homicide as follows:

Culpable Homicide Amounting to Murder : A.K.A. Murder

Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder

ü  Economic Offences (EOW Cases)

THEFT

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION:

Triable by any Magistrate

 

BRIEF:

Under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 theft has been defined under Section 378 as; any person with dishonest intention to take any movable property out of the possession of the rightful owner without their consent moves the said property for the purpose of taking is said to have committed theft.

 

The punishment for theft has been given under section 379 as imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. The offence is Cognizable and non-bailable in nature. This offence is triable by any Magistrate and compoundable by the owner of the property stolen.
EXTORTION

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION:

Triable by any Magistrate

 

BRIEF:

Under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 extortion has been defined under Section 383 as; when any person intentionally puts another person in the fear of injury to deliver any property or valuable security or to sign any papers which may convert into valuable security on signature, commits extortion.

The punishment for extortion has been given under section 384 as imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. The offence is Cognizable and non-bailable in nature. This offence is triable by any Magistrate and non- compoundable.
ROBBERY

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION:

Triable by Magistrate of First Class

 

BRIEF:

Under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 robbery has been defined under Section 390; All robbery have either theft or extortion involved within itself.

When theft is robbery – during the happening of theft or during the carrying of the property of theft, if the offender voluntarily causes or attempts to cause to any person death or hurt or wrongful restraint, will commit theft in robbery.

 

When extortion is robbery – It at the time of extortion, if the offender puts any person in fear or instant death, or instant hurt, or of instant wrongful restraint to deliver up the thing extorted, is said to commit extortion in robbery.

 

The punishment for robbery has been given under section 392 as rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine. But where robbery is committed on the highway between sunset and sunrise, the offender may be punished with rigorous imprisonment for 14 years and fine. The offence is Cognizable and non-bailable in nature. This offence is triable by Magistrate of First Class and non- compoundable.

 

Section 391 also defines Dacoity as when five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a robbery, then every person committing, attempting or aiding the robbery shall be said to commit dacoity.