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Though Article 14 of the Indian Constitution extends protection to persons in India irrespective of their nationality, misconceptions are there regarding the rights of foreign nationals to seek a remedy under the criminal justice system in India. Article 14 ensures that all persons are to be treated equally before the law and extends equal protection of the law. The term persons used in the Article includes foreign nationals along with Indian residents. Can foreign nationals invoke criminal justice system in India ? As has already been mentioned above, the law treats foreign nationals and Indian residents equally for protection as guaranteed before the law, including the criminal laws. If a foreign national resides in India, the knowledge of the basic criminal law of the country becomes essential, as the person will be able to seek remedy at the right place as a victim. How an FIR could be lodged by a foreign national   Offences have been divided as cogni...

Finding out that your animal companion has been shot, poisoned, or purposely hurt or murdered is incredibly upsetting, and such tragedies are made all the more tragic by the fact that most of them might have been avoided. Those who let their animals outside unattended put the animals in serious danger of being hurt by people who become enraged by the animals' barking, defecating in yards, digging in flower beds, or annoying other animals. This danger is sometimes completely unintentional. Individuals who are chained or left alone in fenced-in yards are vulnerable to deliberate damage from obnoxious bystanders or nasty neighbors. Taking their charges for leash walks, taking them to parks, or letting them play together in a fenced yard are all excellent ways for guardians to keep an eye on their charges when they are outdoors and to ensure their safety. Animals can be killed by drinking as little as a teaspoon of antifreeze that has been spilled, and cruel individuals fr...