The Supreme Court clarified that when a person is convicted for an offence under both the Protection of Children from Sexual ...
BNS, BNSS and BSA — which replace the IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act respectively — were enacted in December last year and came into force on July 1, 2024. For more news like this visit TOI .
A Delhi court acquitted a man accused of rape under the POCSO Act due to insufficient evidence proving the survivor's ...
Replacing the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) with Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) is not a ‘welcome change’ as this was done without talking to all the stakeholders, according to Nobel ...
The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man for sexually assaulting his 9-year-old daughter. It, however, modified his sentence from jail term till remainder of natural life to life term.
The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad recently held that a person’s independent actions must constitute cruelty to invoke the ...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 5) set aside the conviction of a man accused of committing an offence of abetment of ...
The court awarded a Rs 10.5 lakh compensation, saying it would assist in the survivor's rehabilitation. Additional public prosecutor Yogita Kaushik Dahiya argued the convict deserved no leniency for ...