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 ...

The Supreme Court ruled that mere non-communication by a husband with his wife for thirteen days, without substantive ...

Indian Penal Code, 1860 sections 52, 80, 81, 83, 88, 90, 91, 92 304-A, 337 and 338 contain the law of medical malpraxis in India. A physician can be charged with ...

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 ...

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The Indian Penal Code will be repealed and replaced with Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 while the Code of Criminal Procedure Code will be replaced by Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.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

Understanding how the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1992 governs and regulates organ donation in India by means of policy and punishment. Chapter 14 of the IPC deals with Offenses related to ...

The Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC) used to form the core of criminal law in India. However, in recent years, the Government of India deemed it necessary to review the country's existing criminal laws to ...

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 ...

Home minister promises widespread reforms but some experts suggest the new laws are more a repackaging of existing measures than real change More than 160 years after Lord Macaulay laid down a penal ...

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 ...