What is Criminal Law?

Criminal law refers to laws that punish individuals who commit crimes. Criminal law enforces these laws by receiving complaints against individuals who have committed a crime and providing a trial and if convicted, a punishment for criminal offenses. Criminal offenses often involve punitive consequences for perpetrators such as probation or incarceration.

Criminal cases that reach widespread fame generally have a scandalous element in them. On the other hand, some cases are just bizarre while others so horrific, people remain shocked for decades to come. This article enumerates certain famous and hotly debated criminal cases of the country. While this is not an exhaustive list, this author has attempted to include cases that highlight certain important aspects of the nature of the criminal law of India. Thus cases have been included from a wide range of crimes, from the most gruesome murders to shocking rapes, bizarre identity crimes, scandalous scams and even the killing of ‘ghosts’. Criminal law talks about the behaviour that can be construed as offensive to the public, society or the land (whose law it is). Examples can include theft, druken driving, murder, assault etc.

The difference between the criminal law and the civil law can be done on the basis of their initiation, their judgments or how they are decided and what is the penalty in each of them. Another addition to the basis of difference could be what legal protection would be available to the defendants in each of them. Take a look at them below.

Criminal Defence Lawyers

If you have been charged with a crime, you need to contact a criminal lawyer as quickly as possible.

Allegations against you can have severe consequences especially if you are found guilty by a Court. Criminal defence lawyers are especially necessary before you give statements to the Police. Otherwise, any comment you make may be used against you during the court proceedings – regardless of whether you were simply telling the truth or you accidentally made a wrong statement due to pressure or confusion.

Criminal defence lawyers will guide you throughout the entire court process, making sure that you understand the legal issues surrounding the charge and communicating options to achieve the best possible results in court.

Doogue + George is one of Australia’s leading law firms of criminal law specialists. We are dedicated to providing expert criminal defence for charges related to assault, driving, robbery, fraud, sexual, and other criminal offences.