Protesters had said the provision, which is part of a new criminal law that will replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), could lead to undue harassment of drivers, local media reported.

One among the oldest Bar associations in the country — the Madras Bar Association (MBA)— has passed a resolution objecting to and expressing anguish over renaming the Indian Penal Code, Code ...

The first FIR under India's new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (BNS), which replaces the Indian Penal Code (IPC) from today, July 1, has been registered at the Kamla Market police station in Delhi ...