Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Terms New Criminal Laws ‘Draconian’
On Tuesday, West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury criticized the replacement of the Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure as “draconian” laws....
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Law Commission Report Supports Retaining Sedition Law, Calls for Increased Punishment
by News Desk
The Law Commission has recently released a report strongly supporting the retention of the sedition law in India. According to the Commission, repealing Section 124A...
Kanjhawala Death Case: Protestors Outside Sultanpuri Police Station Demand Registration Case Under Section 302
by ANI
Demanding case registered under Section 302 of the India Penal Code (IPC) against the accused in the Kanjhawala death case in which Anjali Singh, people...
2008 Ahmedabad Serial Blast: 38 Convicts Sentenced To Death, 11 To Life Imprisonment
by Aleesha Sam
Each of the 48 convicts was additionally fined Rs 2.85 lakh by the court. Usman Agarbattiwala, the only person convicted under the Arms Act and...
“Just to garner publicity”, Bihar police quash the FIR against 49 celebrities
Bihar police quashing the FIR said that the case was “maliciously false”. It also said that the case was filed “just to garner publicity,”. New...
Gender neutral rape law? SC says parliament can amend the law
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court by the Criminal Justice Society of India to strike down IPC section 375 which deals with the...
Supreme Court declares penal provision on adultery unconstitutional
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Thursday declared that adultery is not a crime and struck down the anti-adultery law, saying it was unconstitutional as...
Delhi Police partly supports in HC plea challenging Tharoor’s anticipatory bail in Sunanda Pushkar death case
New Delhi | The Delhi Police Tuesday partly supported a plea in the Delhi High Court challenging Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s move to bypass a magisterial...
Explosives haul: ATS arrests man from Mumbai; 5 held so far
Mumbai | The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), which is investigating the recent seizure of explosives and arms in the state, has arrested one more person from...
Sacrilege of religious text: Punjab govt’s new brainchild may end up strangling genuine debate
Section 295A does not even clearly draw a line between genuine criticism and deliberate, malicious intentions to insult religious text. On the eve of 15th August,...