SC seeks Center response on petition challenging 437-A of CrPC

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response to a petition challenging the constitutional validity of a...

Pak: Backlog of over 18,000 criminal cases affects Islamabad's ju

Over 18,000 criminal cases are pending in the Islamabad court, with a majority of the suspects going scot-free as a...

Mamata Banerjee assails Centre's Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged the proposed 'Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita' to be an...

Delhi Police get transit remand of Lokesh Srivas in Bhogal case

A court on Tuesday granted to the Delhi police a three-day transit remand of Lokesh Srivas, who was arrested in...

2 women identify Karachi school principal as rapist in deposition

According to Criminal Procedure Code Section 164 (Power to record statements and confessions by a magistrate), both...

Madras Bar Association on renaming of IPC

The Madras Bar Association (MBA) on Friday passed a resolution against the proposed renaming of the Indian Penal...

IPC, CrPC would be Indianised, says Law Minister Meghwal

The Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal...

“Has he even seen the bill…?” Kapil Sibal targets Amit Shah

Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Sunday hit out at Home Minister Amit Shah over the Bharatiya...

Haryana Police stop CPI delegation from visiting violence-hit Nuh

Haryana Police stopped a four-member CPI delegation from visiting violence-affected villages in Nuh district, citing...

Delhi Police imposes Section 144 in flood prone areas

Delhi Police on Wednesday imposed section 144 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) as precautionary measures in flood...

Habeas corpus petition filed by Senthil Balaji's wife is not main

Appearing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta on Tuesday argued at Madras High...

No permission for Mahapanchayat in U'khand's Purola

The district administration has also imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which prohibits the...