NEW DELHI: With President Droupadi Murmu giving assent to the three new criminal justice bills, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said the new Indian Penal Code has become "more draconian" and ...

The Centre introduced three new bills in Lok Sabha on August 11 to revamp India's criminal justice system enacted by the British in 1860. There were recurring demands for overhauling the entire ...

Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday issued a statement critical of the Narendra Modi government’s attempts to have the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence ...

The top court was hearing an appeal by the Karnataka government challenging the high court’s decision to acquit an accused of rape charges The Supreme Court on Monday held that current penal laws do ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises cruelty towards women by their husbands or in-laws, does not violate the right to equality guaranteed ...

AHMEDABAD: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the central government aims to make changes in the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), and the Evidence Act. he also ...

President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to three new criminal justice bills, replacing colonial-era laws. Congress leader P Chidambaram criticizes the new laws, calling the Indian Penal Code more ...

NEW DELHI: With President Droupadi Murmu giving assent to the three new criminal justice bills, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said the new Indian Penal Code has become "more draconian" and ...