The three new criminal laws -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita (BSS), 2023 replaced the colonial era Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 and Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), passed in Parliament last December, have replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 resp
Congress MP Manish Tewari called for a "re-examination" of the new criminal laws that came into force on Monday, referring to them as "draconian" and added that there are "enough reasons to pause" the implementation.
Provisions related to the gang rape of a minor woman will become consistent with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), and a provision has been made for life imprisonment or death penalty in the case of girls below 18 years of age.
The three new laws -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita (BSS), 2023 will replace the colonial era Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 and Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The ne
The NIA Special Court, Aizawl, Mizoram, has sentenced both to imprisonment of five years each, along with a fine of Rs 10,000 or one month in default, after finding them guilty under various provisions of the IPC, Foreigners Act, and UA(P) Act.
The Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) during the bail hearing argued that IPC Section 376 (rape charges) had been added to the case, and considering the gravity of the crime, bail should not be granted.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea of Congress' Ajay Rai challenging Allahabad High Court's order which had refused to quash criminal proceedings going against him at Varanasi trial court under some sections of IPC and the Gangsters Act ca
In a shocking incident, a woman was allegedly kidnapped by her husband and in-laws in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area of Pune in daylight, according to the police on Saturday.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday chargesheeted four accused including a juvenile in a case relating to the abduction and killing of a 'Gopniya Sainik' in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district by cadres of the banned Naxals.
The CBI informed that the case has been registered under IPC Section 120B and 420 IPC on the basis of a complaint recieved from the Secretary of Department of Education.