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 ...

Lok Sabha Bills: 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 are ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined the Union government's request to defer examining the validity of sedition provision under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code. The Centre said the sedition ...

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 ...

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 ...

Are Chachi, Shree and Khiladi no longer 420 but 318/319? Following the announcement of 420 of the IPC being replaced by BNS 318, social media users have been pondering this question, wondering whether ...