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 Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC) used to form the core of criminal law in India. However, in recent years, the Government of India deemed it necessary to review the country's existing criminal ...

The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad recently held that a person’s independent actions must constitute cruelty to invoke the ...

I ndia's criminal justice system will undergo a complete overhaul today with three fresh criminal codes replacing the full set of British-era laws, including the Indian Penal Code. The Bharatiya ...

So the majority of women who face violence within the confines of their homes do not even report it.

HAJIN: District Police Bandipora, in collaboration with the District Legal Services Authority, organized an awareness campaign on three new criminal laws at Gov ...

BENGALURU: Karnataka high court has directed Karnataka State Law University to conduct examination for repeater-students who had Indian Penal Code (IPC) as subject, and not insist on taking up ...