Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): Jharkhand government on Tuesday banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the state for its anti-national, communal and unconstitutional activities. The PFI has been banned under Section 16 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908.
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): The Parliament on Monday passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018 which ensures stringent punishment for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years of age.
New Delhi [India], Jul 31 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday constituted a five-member committee to examine the punishment and death sentencing awarded in the sexual harassment cases.
New Delhi [India], Jul 30 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2018, which ensures stringent punishment for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years of age.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 17 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Thursday promulgated the Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 and the Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Children from Sexual Violence Ordinance, 2018.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday, hailed the Indore District Court's decision to award the death penalty to the man who raped and murdered a four-month-old girl in Rajwada.