murder of Mrs. Parkers who was battered to death in Northwood Street. Adams was accused of the murder when four witnesses saw him or someone with his appearance coming out of Mrs. Parker’s house holding a hammer on the day that she was murdered. The case is muddied by the fact that while Adams is standing in the dock there is another Adams‚ his identical twin sitting at the back of the court with his wife. The witnesses are all called to give their testimony and the final witness‚ Mrs. Salmon‚ who
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A Case for the Defence -Graham Greene Revision Questions and Answers 1. What does his ‘wearing gloves’ suggest? When Mrs. Salmon saw Adams‚ he was at the steps of Mrs. Parker’s house and he was wearing gloves and had a hammer in his hands. Wearing gloves suggests that he had committed the crime and did not want to leave any evidence in the form of finger prints behind‚ that might put him into trouble. 2. What is the role of the ‘hammer’ in the trial? The hammer plays a vital role
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1. Defence of India and every part thereof including preparation for defence and all such acts as may be conducive in times of war to its prosecution and after its termination to effective demobilisation. 2. Naval‚ military and air forces; any other armed forces of the Union. 2-A. Deployment of any armed forces of the Union or any other force subject to the control of the Union or any contingent or unit thereof in any State in aid of the civil power; powers‚ jurisdiction‚ privileges and liabilities
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In Defence of Food 1. The one idea in the introduction that was intriguing to me was Pollan’s recommendation to “eat food”. At the very beginning of the introduction when Pollan said that we should “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly Plants” (pg. 1) I was surprised to know that he considers meat as a side dish‚ than as a main. He is encouraging America to eat MOSTLY plants is a lot more realistic than encouraging America to eat ONLY plants. 2. Nutritionism is the idea that the nutritional
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Intro about the story The Case for the Defence is a well-written thriller by Graham Greene‚ a famous English novelist‚ which deals with a strange murder trial. The defendant‚ guilty of murder of a woman and having four eye-witnesses to testify against him is thought of standing no chance of acquittal. Yet‚ a twist in the story renders the jurymen helpless and they have to acquit him for lack of evidence. In the end‚ he or his twin brother meets with a horrible death‚ having been crushed under a
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table of contents TABLE OF CASES 1. Amar Singh v. State‚ AIR 1968 Raj. 11. 1. Baburao Vithal Survade v. State of Gujarat‚ 1972 Cr. L.J. 1574. 1. Bedford v. R.‚ [1988] A.C. 130. 1. Bishan Singh v. Emperor‚ AIR 1929 Lah. 443. 1. Chhagan v. State‚ AIR 1954 Sau. 34. 1. Deo Narain v. State of U.P.‚ (1973) 1 SCC 347. 1. Emperor v. Ashrafuddin‚ 1942 Cri. L.J. 450. 1. Fisher‚ [1987] Crim. L.R. 334 (CA). 1. Ghansham Dass v. State (Delhi Admin.)‚ AIR 1979 SC 44. 1. Gurbachan Singh v. State
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Abstract- The main concern of the present day Defence industries is to produce high grade quality products corresponding to world class standards. They are dependent on many small industries .So the high standards can be achieved by providing services by MSME which are ecologically superior and economically viable. The efforts must be made to enhance the efficiency‚ minimizing waste and optimum use of resources. This paper presents an approach for the small defence industries to produce zero defect products
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Focus Preventive Diplomacy‚ Defence Cooperation & the Pursuit of Cooperative Security: The Indian Experience Swapna Kona Nayudu* This article is an exploration of the effectiveness of defence cooperation as a means of preventive diplomacy. The paper begins by suggesting that both defence cooperation and preventive diplomacy are concepts rooted in cooperative security. For the purposes of this paper‚ cooperative security is understood as an overarching concept that comprises alliances
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The Scope of the Defence and other Powers: Thomas v Mowbray 1 1. Introduction (i) There is nothing new about terrorism‚ as avid readers of the reports of the Cabinet Papers for 1977 will recall: • when they were reminded of the terrorist threat posed by the Indian Ananda Marga Sect and the bombing of the Hilton Hotel the bombing occurred during the meeting of Commonwealth Heads of State in 1978 and resulted in the deaths of three people; • three sect members were convicted of offences arising out
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The Defence of Provocation Provocation is a defence which reduces the offence of murder to manslaughter. Even though there may be an intent to kill it can be deemed that‚ in some circumstances‚ it is not appropriate to be classified as murder. It is not saying the killing is justified or excused. What it is saying is that the circumstances‚ the response (which resulted in the killing) is within the normal range of behaviour of what can be expected of the ordinary person and that it represents
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