The Kerala High Court recently observed that a woman cannot be charged with sexual harassment under the Indian Penal Code section 345A even if the alleged offence was committed against another woman, ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the course of my work on India, many individuals I talked to displayed incredulity that colonial-era British restrictions on free speech in India remain the law. These restrictions are mostly found ...

The Supreme Court on Monday held that current penal laws do not allow for the invocation of rape or unnatural offences against a deceased person as it affirmed a Karnataka high court ruling that ...

A Ballia court sentenced four individuals to life imprisonment for a murder committed 21 years ago. The murder, driven by rivalry, occurred in 2004, when Lallan Pandey was shot dead. The accused faced ...

NEW DELHI: Terming the framing and implementation of the three new criminal laws as the biggest reform in Independent India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that they are framed in such ...

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) is India’s new criminal code, replacing the colonial-era IPC. Learn what BNS means, its key changes, and why it marks a major reform in Indian criminal law. BNS refers to ...