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Some Laws which Indians commonly violate everyday Knowingly or Unknowingly

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Law is the fundamental way in which a nation-state survives. But often some of these laws are ignored both by those who implement these laws and those who are bound to follow them. They are as follows: Walking and crossing the railway tracks This is something that is pretty common across railway lines across India. Whether it be crossing at the railway stations or walking on tracks outside the stations as well. But as expected, trespassing on railway property is a punishable offence under Section 147 of the Railways Act, 1989.  Building bridges and escalators while completely ignoring the basic movement of people is to be blamed here. Similarly, entering railway platforms without a ticket is not allowed. Now you can book tickets using the Rail One App.  Jay Walking Jaywalking is a term unfamiliar to many but is very common in India and everyone ha explicitly done it. This means that you do not use designated zebra crossings for crossing the road. This is common in India due to...

Crime, Law, Politics and Police Reform

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Last week the Hatras issue dominated the headlines. The crime is said to have a caste, economic, gender, and legal aspect of it. Here will be discussing all these here.  I am coming here and writing about after watching it and understanding why we Indian population is behaving weird on social media, that even educated people like us fall for propaganda. It took me days to actually digest what was happening and to come into a logical conclusion to put forward the research.  Link to Soch video What is a crime?  For understanding crime, you need to understand What is a tort? A tort is nothing but a wrong committed against an individual entity (can also be a property).  Credits Wikipedia Unlike a tort, Crime is defined as a wrongful act not only against an individual but also against the State(essentially meant as a society). Crime is believed to affect society as a whole. It is tried in a criminal court.  Even though right and wrong is purely a subjective conc...