Surana and Surana national trial advocacy held
Representational Image PUNE: The Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University’s New Law College recently organised the Surana & Surana national trial advocacy moot court competition and national judgment writing competition inaugurated by Justice B R Gavai, judge, Supreme Court of India.
Justice Prakash Deu Naik, judge, Bombay High Court and Shivajirao Kadam, chancellor, Bharati Vidyapeeth among others were present.
Gavai said that, "Law is not static, but it is dynamic. Law is changing as per the needs of society. Law has been evolved from the ancient times as in Shruti’s, Smruti’s, Manushastra, Kautilya’s Arthashastra, where equality of law is important that even king was not above the law."
He also stated that, legislature started as in the cases of women atrocities, dowry, deaths, presumption of rape among others. Laws have been made more stringent and strict, so that maximum cognizance of various offences can be taken. After Nirbhaya’s case in Juvenile Justice Act, age of the juvenile was
reduced from 18 to 16 years. Various laws were also passed and amended like POSCO, Atrocities on SC/ST, Narcotics Drugs Act, Food Adulteration Act, Negotiable Instruments Act, etc. To stop terrorism
unlawful activities and prevention act was passed with strict provisions to prevent harm to unity and integrity of nation.
Naik said that, “A crime is violation of Laws and so the wrong doors are punished. It is important to analyse why people commit crime and what is the punishment prescribe. There were various schools of criminology: pre classical school, classical school, geographical school among others. Circumstantial evidences, actus-rea, mens-rea,confession, cross examination are key to determine crimes.”
Justice Prakash Deu Naik, judge, Bombay High Court and Shivajirao Kadam, chancellor, Bharati Vidyapeeth among others were present.
Gavai said that, "Law is not static, but it is dynamic. Law is changing as per the needs of society. Law has been evolved from the ancient times as in Shruti’s, Smruti’s, Manushastra, Kautilya’s Arthashastra, where equality of law is important that even king was not above the law."
He also stated that, legislature started as in the cases of women atrocities, dowry, deaths, presumption of rape among others. Laws have been made more stringent and strict, so that maximum cognizance of various offences can be taken. After Nirbhaya’s case in Juvenile Justice Act, age of the juvenile was
reduced from 18 to 16 years. Various laws were also passed and amended like POSCO, Atrocities on SC/ST, Narcotics Drugs Act, Food Adulteration Act, Negotiable Instruments Act, etc. To stop terrorism
unlawful activities and prevention act was passed with strict provisions to prevent harm to unity and integrity of nation.
Naik said that, “A crime is violation of Laws and so the wrong doors are punished. It is important to analyse why people commit crime and what is the punishment prescribe. There were various schools of criminology: pre classical school, classical school, geographical school among others. Circumstantial evidences, actus-rea, mens-rea,confession, cross examination are key to determine crimes.”
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