Define crime
Define Crime-
Blackstone has defined crime as “an act committed or omitted in violation of public law forbidding or commanding it”. it is a violation of the public rights and duties due to the whole community.
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Blackstone has defined crime as “an act committed or omitted in violation of public law forbidding or commanding it”. it is a violation of the public rights and duties due to the whole community.
According to a Stephen “A crime is a violation of a right considered in reference to the evil tendency of such violation as regards the community at large.”
According to Austin “A wrong which is pursued by the sovereign on his subordinates is a crime.”
According to Bentham “Offences are whatever the legislature has prohibited for good and for Bad reasons”
According to Kenney “Crimes are wrong whose Sanction is punitive and is in no way remissible by any private person but is remissible by crown alone, if remissible at all”.
According to Miller “Crime is the commission or omission of an act which the law forbids or commands under pain of a punishment to be imposed by the state by a proceeding in its own nature.”
Difference between Crime and Tort
Crime Tort
1. A crime is always an act against A tort is an act against an
the public or state dur to gravity Individual.
of the act.
2. In crime the remedy is provided In tort the remedy is
By the criminal court. provided by the civil court.
3. In crime the punishment is In tort compensation is
awarded by the court to the Awarded to the injured
criminal. Person.
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