Indian Penal Code
- India
Govt officials’ union protests proposal to water down IPC section 353
Thane: A union of gazetted officials on Friday protested against the Maharashtra government’s proposal to water down section 353 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which deals with the offence of `assault…
- India
Hindi names for criminal law bills: ‘Against Constitution’, says Madras Bar Association
Chennai: The Madras Bar Association has dubbed the Centre’s move to rename the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Indian Evidence Act and Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in Hindi as against the Constitution. The…
- India
Kerala: Burqa-clad man sets up camera inside woman’s washroom, held
Kochi police arrested a 23-year-old man on Wednesday, August 16, for allegedly entering a woman’s washroom and recording videos on his mobile phone. Police said the accused, identified as Abimanyu, works in…
- India
BNS Section 150: Same coffee, little stronger, but in a ‘different mug’
New Delhi: The newly proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita which seeks to replace the archaic Indian Penal Code laws has framed ‘sedition’ in a harsher way. The BNS Bill, introduced by Home Minister Amit…
- India
BNS Bill allows using draconian police powers for political ends: Sibal
New Delhi: Former law minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday alleged the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, which seeks to replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), allows the use of “draconian police powers…
- India
DMK mocks Centre over naming of bills seeking to replace IPC, CrPC
Chennai: The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Friday ridiculed the NDA government over the nomenclature of three bills moved to replace existing criminal laws, saying it showed how much the BJP…
- India
3 bills to replace IPC, CrPC, Indian Evidence Act introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: 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…
- India
Spitting row: House of accused demolished amid ‘cheers’ in Ujjain
Authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district demolished ‘illegal portion’ of the house of a Muslim man, who was booked for allegedly spitting water on a religious procession, Mahakal ki Sawari, on July…
- India
Miscreants attack Muslim family in Agra, sexually assault girl
Four miscreants allegedly barged into the house of a Muslim family in Agra, sexually assaulted their 18-year-old daughter, vandalised vehicles, and injured other family members. The incident took place on Tuesday evening…
- India
Situation from Kashmir to Kerala mandates sedition law: Law panel chief
New Delhi: Amid a clamour for the colonial-era sedition law to be repealed, Law Commission chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said on Tuesday it is an important tool to safeguard the “safety and…
- India
Maharashtra: Dalit killed for celebrating Ambedkar Jayanti, 7 held
A 24-year-old Dalit man was beaten and stabbed to death by a group of people belonging to the upper caste Maratha community in the Bondhar village of Mahrasthra’s Nanded district. Seven accused…
- Andhra Pradesh
Jagan Penal Code is in force in AP: Yanamala Ramakrishnudu
Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Yanamala Ramakrishnudu on Saturday said that Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has put aside the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Jagan Penal Code is…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Marriage called off over inability to give dowry
Hyderabad: A marriage was called off in Chandrayangutta after the bride’s family was unable to give expensive furniture and a bike as a dowry gift to the groom on Sunday. The marriage…
- India
Govind Pansare murder: Several outfits hold ‘jawab do’ protest
Nagpur: Several political and social outfits on Monday held a protest against the 2015 murder of communist leader and rationalist Govind Pansare. He and his wife were shot at in Kolhapur city…
- Kolkata
Removal of innerwear of minor girls equal to rape: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: Forceful removal of the innerwear of a minor girl is equivalent to rape even if rape, as per medical terms, has not been done by the accused or convict, the Calcutta…
