President of India Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to three new criminal justice Bills, replacing colonial laws such as the IPC, CrPC, and the Evidence Act. The newly enacted laws are... Read more »
With the approval of the three revised criminal law bills by both Houses of Parliament, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) is slated to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha... Read more »
In the discussions surrounding the three criminal law amendment bills, emphasis was placed on various aspects, including the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita Bill, crafted to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The... Read more »
In the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three amended criminal law bills, namely ‘The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023,’ ‘The Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023,’ and ‘Bharatiya Nagarik... Read more »
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear in January a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the sedition provision in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in January. This... Read more »
The Rajya Sabha Chairman, Jagdeep Dhankhar, received reports on the three bills aimed at replacing criminal and procedural laws on Friday. Brij Lal, chairman of the standing committee on home, met with... Read more »
A parliamentary committee on home affairs on Monday adopted three reports on bills aimed at replacing the current criminal laws, with some opposition members submitting dissent notes, according to sources. The Parliamentary... Read more »
A court in Mumbai’s Thane district has recently acquitted 3 persons accused of a theft in 2008 and charged under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, giving them the benefit... Read more »
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday that three new Bills, intended to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act, will be... Read more »
A court in Maharashtra’s Thane district has recently granted anticipatory bail to a man accused in a case of attempt to murder a hotel owner in 2021. Additional Sessions Judge Premal S... Read more »