The Pakistan Senate Standing Committee on Interior has unanimously approved a bill imposing up to seven years in prison for practicing or promoting black magic. The legislation also mandates that spiritual healers obtain a license from the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan questioned the tendency of authorities to issue orders imposing restrictions under Section 144 CrPC to curb public demonstrations.
"The freedom struggle of 1857 shook the roots of the British rule, then in 1860 the British introduced the Indian Penal Code i.e. IPC. A few years later, the Indian Penal Act was introduced, that is, the first structure of the CrPC came into existence. The idea and purpose of these laws w
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife have filed the applications through Barrister Salman Safdar under Section 9(b) of NA Ordinance 1999 and Section 497 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
On Saturday, Kolkata Police imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, (formerly Section 144 of the CrPC), around the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital for seven days.
Amid the ongoing protest against the rape-murder of the postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Kolkata Police has imposed 163 under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (former 144 CrPC) around the Medical College and Hospital for seven days with effec
The Supreme Court on July 10 ruled that Section 125 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) applied to all married women including Muslim married women and they can claim maintenance from their husbands under these provisions.
The Special Judge (PMLA), Panchkula, Haryana, has accepted bond under Section 88 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, despite the bar under Section 45 PMLA, 2002, of the promoters of M3M India Private Limited, namely Basant Bansal and Pankaj Bansal, in relation to the ECIR registered based on
Reacting to the Supreme Court's observation that any divorced Muslim woman can seek maintenance from their husband under Section 125 of CrPC, BJP leader Shazia Ilmi said that this is a historic decision and a relief for all Muslim women.
After the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to a claim of maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, against her former husband, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma expressed her satisfaction
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Section 125 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) applied to all married women including Muslim married women and they can claim maintenance from her husband under these provisions.