President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to three new criminal justice bills, replacing colonial-era laws. Congress leader P Chidambaram criticizes the new laws, calling the Indian Penal Code more ...

Even in 2023, the Indian Penal Code and the Pakistan Penal Code remain almost identical. The changes that came in after 1947 are few on either side. The natives of Lahore know what the number 144 ...

The Centre has formally notified in the official gazette the three newly rechristened laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya ...

India’s government has moved three bills in the lower house of parliament aimed at overhauling some colonial-era criminal laws, ranging from the controversial sedition law to strengthening laws that ...

From fake news to mob lynching, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 brought in several changes to the Indian Penal Code. While introducing the bill, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, “The ...

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 ...

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 ...

The accused, Mandeep Singh, was acquitted of charges under Sections 376 (2) (n) (repeated rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and Sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act.

With President Droupadi Murmu giving assent to the three new criminal justice bills, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said the new Indian Penal Code has become "more draconian" and asserted ...

NEW DELHI: With President Droupadi Murmu giving assent to the three new criminal justice bills, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said the new Indian Penal Code has become "more draconian" and ...