ESCALATING OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME: A LEGAL STUDY volume 2 Issue 4 June 23, 2015

1 Introduction: The word crime is derived from the Latin word krinos which means to accuse. It covers those acts which are against social order and deserve disapprobation and condemnation of society. In General sense, crime means which violate law rules, regulation or which harmful or destroy human society or resources or which create problems in human life. The word Crime has not been defined in the Penal Code, 1860. In its broad sense, however, it may be explained as an act of commission or omission which is harmful to the society in general. But all acts tending to prejudice the community are not crime unless they are punishable under law. It is apparent from the above that there is nothing which by itself is a crime, unless it has declared by the legislature as punishable. But one kind of crime that is white collar crime. So for the protection and improvement of the law of white collar crime in our country this study will be helpful for the civil society or the nation. The term white collar crime is not crystals clear in the whole world and that’s why people have not enough awareness about its escalating