The Centre introduced three new bills in Lok Sabha on August 11 to revamp India's criminal justice system enacted by the British in 1860. There were recurring demands for overhauling the entire ...

The First Information Report filed against unknown persons has charges of negligence causing grievous hurt and death. The new laws provide greater focus on crimes against women and children, specific ...

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 asserted ...

Amid the legal overhaul with the introduction of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), police in Nagpur are adapting to the changes. The new laws aim to provide ...

The Indian Penal Code, 1860 covers crimes such as rape, stalking, assault and voyeurism. The #MeToo movement has sparked off a debate on how women are being treated in Indian society. The purpose of ...

The Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Representation Of People Act, 1950, Census Act 1948 and Prevention Of Corruption Act, 1988, are among the ...

India’s government has moved three bills in the lower house of parliament aimed at overhauling some colonial-era criminal laws, ranging from the controversial sedition law to strengthening laws that ...

AHMEDABAD: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the central government aims to make changes in the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), and the Evidence Act. he also ...