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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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Topic: CrPC

Behmai massacre to Salman Khan hit-and-run, why case diaries are ‘backbone’ of police probes

From hit-and-run involving Salman Khan car and Behmai massacre carried out by Phoolan Devi gang, missing or tampered case diaries have repeatedly undermined judicial scrutiny.

Asian Paints fake products case: SC says companies can challenge acquittals as ‘victims’ in criminal cases

Court says Section 372 of CrPC gives 'expansive understanding' to term 'victim' & not narrow meaning. It allows Asian Paints' plea in case against man selling its counterfeit products.

SC backs maintenance for woman from 2nd husband. Why the order reaffirms broader definition of ‘wife’

It said the law—Section 125 of the CrPc—is not a benefit received by a wife but rather a legal and moral duty owed by the husband.

From Shah Bano to marriage laws: What SC said about maintenance for Muslim women

Top court says divorced Muslim women can demand maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of CrPC as well as the Muslim Women (Protection on Divorce) Act, 1986.

India’s arrest laws leave much room for interpretation. It needs clarification by courts

All ambiguity in section 41 of the CrPC can only be clarified in future by a court verdict. Till then common sense and literal interpretation may be at odds not so infrequently.

Section 144 imposed in Manipur’s Jiribam after police recover mutilated body, houses burnt down

A mob also stormed Jiribam police station, it is learnt, and demanded that the authorities return their licensed guns, which they had handed over during the election process.

It’s back to the classroom for Delhi police officers to learn new criminal laws, unlearn IPC, CrPC

Course material prepared by 14-member team to aid transition to laws replacing IPC, CrPc & Indian Evidence Act. Beginning next month, 55 of initial trainees to train over 8,000 others.

Raj droh to desh droh, trial in absentia for those hiding abroad — Amit Shah on new criminal law bills

After bills passed in LS, home minister said total custody for accused after initial arrest not increased from 15 to 60 days, and that govt focussed on 'erasing symbols of colonialism'.

Those arrested for economic offences shouldn’t be handcuffed under new law, says parliamentary panel

Panel examining Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, the proposed law to replace CrPC, tabled its report Monday. It believes handcuffing isn’t suitable for a wide range of ‘economic offences’.

‘Judge mute spectator, serious lapses in probe’ — SC order sending death row case back to Patna HC

SC was hearing appeal filed by man sentenced to death by a trial court for rape and murder of a 10-yr-old. Defence counsel argued that witness statements had contradictions.

On Camera

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.