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Civil Law countries- Burden of proof is on the accused to prove his innocence
ADVERSARIAL INQUISITORIAL
DV Act
POCSO Act
SC/ST Act
A. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT
Definition of domestic violence covers all forms of physical, sexual, verbal, emotional and economic abuse that can harm,
cause injury to, and endanger the health, safety, life, limb or well-being either mental or physical of the aggrieved person.
Complaint can be given against any male, adult person who is, or has been, in a domestic relationship with the aggrieved
person. A complaint can also be filed against relatives of the husband or the male partner namely respondents mother, sister
SAKSHI v. UOI
The Act for the first time has introduced a gender neutral law which is applicable to
Justice K Ramaswamy The caste system is a curse on the nation and the sooner it is
destroyed the better. In fact, it is dividing the nation at a time when we have to be united to
face the challenges before the nation unitedly. Hence, inter- caste marriages are in fact in
the national interest as they will result in destroying the caste system
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