"If you realize that the Code is more often than not used against the poor, working class and the weaker sections of the people, the law will become an instrument of oppression against these ...

Centre formally notifies amended criminal laws as President Droupadi Murmu gives assent The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha ...

Government presents bills to repeal and replace Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act.

Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday issued a statement critical of the Narendra Modi government’s attempts to have the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence ...

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 ...

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 ...

This paper seeks to determine the extent and manner in which the proscription of "carnal intercourse against the order of nature" under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 makes criminals out ...

Congress leader P Chidambaram criticizes the new laws, calling the Indian Penal Code more draconian and urging the successor government in 2024 to review and remove the oppressive provisions.

The new Indian Penal Code has become "more draconian", he alleged. "If you realize that the Code is more often than not used against the poor, working class and the weaker sections of the people ...

The new Indian Penal Code has become more draconian. If you realize that the Code is more often than not used against the poor,… — P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) December 25, 2023 ...