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- India
BNS Bill proposes to do away with IPC provisions on unnatural sex, adultery
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill which is proposed to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) does away with two contentious provisions on unnatural sex and adultery that were…
- India
Govt wants to bring ‘dictatorship’: Sibal slams bills to replace criminal laws
New Delhi: Terming the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill as “unconstitutional”, former law minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday alleged that the government talks about ending colonial-era laws but their thinking is that…
- India
Bill replacing CrPC to bring changes in police probe, trial with technology aid
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Bill, which seeks to replace the colonial-era CrPC, proposes key changes in criminal justice delivery system, including a provision for attachment of properties of…
- India
BNS Bill proposes higher fine for illegal payments in connection with polls
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha by Home Minister Amit Shah proposes an enhanced fine of Rs 10,000 instead of the present Rs 500 for…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad hotel lift accident case: Police book owner for negligence
Hyderabad: Telangana police have booked a hotel owner in Banjara Hills for negligence in connection with the gruesome lift accident which was reported earlier this year, police said on Saturday. The incident…
- India
Shahbad Dairy murder: Delhi court takes congnisance of charge sheet against accused
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday took cognisance of a police charge sheet filed against Sahil, who brutally killed his girlfriend by repeatedly stabbing her in the city’s Shahbad Dairy area…
- India
Everything you need to know about Uniform Civil Code
The concept of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has once again come into focus following the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks ahead of the elections in Madhya Pradesh. #WATCH | PM Narendra…
- Telangana
Telangana: Man dies by suicide after killing wife in Rangareddy
Hyderabad: A man died by suicide after killing his wife in Telangana’s Rangareddy district, police said on Saturday. The couple is survived by two kids. A case has been registered under relevant…
- India
SC told Centre considering amendments in IPC, CrPC
New Delhi: The Centre told the Supreme Court on Thursday it is considering amendments to the Indian Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure. The submission was made by Attorney General…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: SHE Teams gets 103 complaints in Nov, 98 counselled
Hyderabad: The city police’s women safety wing, SHE Teams stated that they received 103 petitions in the month of November of which 52 petitioners were walk-ins. The SHE Teams registered 12 First…
- India
POCSO Act will prevail over personal laws: Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has held that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) and IPC Acts are substantive and prevail over personal laws. A bench headed by Justice Rajendra…
- Bangalore
Slogan against SC verdict on Babri Masjid case cannot be taken lightly: HC
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has quashed a case against an alleged Campus Front of India (CFI) member, who shouted slogans against the Supreme Court judgement in the Babri Masjid case,…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: Man stabs wife to death for refusing to wear burqa
A 36-year-old taxi driver stabbed his 20-year-old wife to death after she refused to wear a burqa on Monday night. According to the police investigating the case, Rupali, a Hindu woman, married…
- India
Will control hate speech through IPC, RP Act: EC to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that hate speech has not been defined under any existing law in India and in absence of specific law on…
- India
UP court sends journalist Zubair to 14-day judicial custody
Hathras: A local court in Uttar Pradesh has sent Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair to 14-days judicial custody on Thursday. Zubair was presented in the court in a case registered against him…
