The Indian Penal Code (IPC) of 1860 outlines the punishments criminal courts can administer to individuals found liable under the code. Section 53 of the IPC details these punishments, which include ...

A case was registered under Indian Penal Code sections for causing death by negligence, rash and negligent act endangering human life and other offences, the official added. Congress leader Sonia ...

Haryana is set to implement three new criminal laws by month's end, marking a significant shift from colonial-era regulations ...

The top court was hearing an appeal by the Karnataka government challenging the high court’s decision to acquit an accused of ...

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, replacing the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence ...

During the proceedings, Karnataka’s additional advocate general Aman Panwar argued that the term ‘body’ in Section 375(c) of the Indian Penal Code (rape) should be interpreted to include a ...