Law of Self Defense:: A girl apprehending rape, has right to kill assailant under sec 100(3) of IPC.

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Sec.100 (3) IPC gives right a girl apprehending reasonable assault of rape, to kill the assailant. This is a right of private defense. If the girl is in a situation, where he had reasonable apprehension of being raped, then in order to prevent rape, her right of self defense extends even to killing assailant if it is must.

Rajsthan High Court has further held that such right to kill is also available to husband if some one tries to rape his wife. 1992 Crl L J 2566 Raj.

Haresh Raichura
2/1/2013

Tape Recorded conversation. Even if recorded secretly, can be used as evidence in court

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Illegally or secretly recorded phone conversations can also be produced in court as evidence.

This gives power to people and journalists to trap corrupt public servants.

This can also be useful to those fighting false cases of 498A.

Delhi High Court gave detailed judgement in W.P.(Crl) 1582/2007 on 21/11/2012.

Among other, it relied on Case of R.M.Malkani versus Maharashtra 1973(1)SCC 471 to say that such contemporary tape recorded evidence is relevant and can be admissible in evidence.

Haresh Raichura
28/12/12