Man convicted in a verdict reinforcing the right of women to live with dignity and without fear, under Sections 506 (Part II) and 509 of the IPC for criminal intimidation and using obscene and abusive ...

The Indian Penal Code will be repealed and replaced with Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 while the Code of Criminal Procedure Code will be replaced by Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The ...

Amid the legal overhaul with the introduction of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), police in Nagpur are adapting to the changes. The new laws aim to provide ...

How different are the new Bills different from the prevalent laws? Prakash Singh: It is true that the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act were ...

The Delhi High Court on Friday said it will consider a PIL seeking provisions in the criminal law for non-consensual unnatural sex, akin to section 377 of the now-repealed IPC, observing that the ...

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, referred to a Standing Committee of Parliament, is one of the bravest legislative attempts made by any government. It seeks to replace the Indian Penal Code ...

Lok Sabha Bills: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, which are ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises cruelty towards women by their husbands or in-laws, does not violate the right to equality guaranteed ...

The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the "growing tendency to misuse Section 498A" of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which penalises cruelty by husbands and their relatives against married women ...

In the annals of legal history, certain moments stand out as pivotal junctures that shape the course of a nation’s legal framework. The year 1833 saw one such turning point, when the British ...