A Supreme Court lawyer on how recent legal reforms could affect the country’s minorities. On June 23, authorities arrested Sarju Prasad, a pastor in Uttar Pradesh, for conducting Sunday worship in his ...

Shah to inaugurate exhibition on criminal laws in Bhubaneswar on March 6 ...

Odisha Police are bringing the criminal justice process to life through live performances at their 'Nyaya Sanhita' exhibition ...

In the annals of legal history, certain moments stand out as pivotal junctures that shape the course of a nation’s legal framework. The year 1833 saw one such turning point, when the British ...

NEW DELHI, July 1 (Reuters) - India replaced colonial-era criminal laws with new legislation on Monday, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government said would make the country more just, but the ...

In December 2023, India enacted three new criminal justice laws: the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Act. The three laws mark a ...

NEW DELHI, July 8 (Reuters) - Indian lawyers and activists are urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to put on hold three sets of new criminal laws, arguing they will increase litigation in ...

In the first such case, after colonial-era criminal laws were replaced with India's new criminal code, eight people have been arrested for lynching a Muslim man for eating beef in a northern state ...

In its judgment, Shivangi Bansal vs Sahib Bansal, that was delivered in late July, the Supreme Court of India has effectively endorsed the suspension of the arrest or coercive action under the ...

Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which punishes homosexuality, had remained on the books for so long—since 1861—that even its language was fusty and antique. “Whoever voluntarily has carnal ...