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 ...

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 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 ...

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consider a PIL seeking provisions in the criminal law for non-consensual unnatural sex, akin to section 377 of the now-repealed IPC, observing that the ...

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 ...

Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday issued a statement critical of the Narendra Modi government’s attempts to have the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence ...

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 ...

LUCKNOW: Effective July 1, first-time offenders arrested for thefts under Rs 5,000 may face community service under the revised Indian Penal Code (IPC), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023. The amended law ...

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) came into effect from July 1.(HT_PRINT) The first FIR under India's new ...