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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
                             VIRTUAL LEARNING MODULE 14 (5.3),     2020 – 21
                                                    Subject – Civics
                                                 Chapter – 5: Judiciary
                                                       Class – VIII
                       Sub topic 3: What are the Different Branches of the Legal System?

                                                           Notes



               NOTES

               Pages:  60,61,62,63


               What are the Different Branches of the Legal System



                     Dowry death case  Crime against society and is a violation of criminal law.
                     Criminal Law – Deals with acts that the law defines as offences.                 For

                       example – theft, harassing a woman to bring more dowry, murder.

                       It begins with the lodging of an First Information Report (FIR) with the police who
                       investigate the crime after which a case is filed in the court.  If found guilty the

                       accused can be sent to jail and also fined
                     Civil Law – It deals with harm or injury to rights of individuals.                     For

                       example – disputes relating to sale of land, purchase of goods, rent matters,
                       divorce cases.

                     A petition has to be filed before a relevant court either by the landlord or by the

                       tenant. The court gives the specific relief asked like ask the tenant to vacate and
                       pay the pending rent.

                     State whether the following violations came under Criminal law or Civil law.




               (a) – A group of girls are persistently harassed by a group of boys while walking to

               school.
                     (I) Branch of law  Criminal law.
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