Section 211 of the Indian Penal Code is an important provision that deals with the offense of false charges of an offense made with the intent to cause injury. This provision is aimed at preventing ...

Among the three laws replacing India’s centuries-old criminal laws proposed by Union home minister Amit Shah in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament was the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, ...

Prayagraj (UP): The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a complaint under Indian Penal Code section 498A, pertaining to an offence of cruelty by husband or his relatives against wife, is not ...

The section adds references to "secession", "armed rebellion" and "separatist activities". The Centre's huge move of completely overhauling criminal laws in India also has a provision for replacing ...

Senior advocate and nominated MP Mahesh Jethmalani told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that he will miss some parts of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), especially section 420 that is imprinted in everyone's ...

The Kerala High Court recently observed that a woman cannot be charged with sexual harassment under the Indian Penal Code section 345A even if the alleged offence was committed against another woman, ...

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 ...

According to LiveLaw, the bench led by the Chief Justice of IndianBR Gavai and Justice AG Masih ruled that the safeguards laid down by the High Court (in its judgment dated June 13, 2022) shall ...