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TopicIndian Penal Code

Topic: Indian Penal Code

2 yrs of BNS & BNSS: Police probes 25% quicker, spurt in Zero FIRs under new criminal laws

Government officials say Haryana, Goa, Assam, Chandigarh and Punjab have emerged as the best-performing states and Union Territories in implementing the new framework.

Haryana cops accused of custodial sodomy but FIR only for simple hurt: The BNS blind spot

By scrapping IPC Section 377 without replacement in BNS, Parliament left adult male sex assault victims without legal protection—a gap exposed by Kurukshetra cancer patient's alleged ordeal.

POCSO accused who ‘preyed on minor daughter for yrs’ got bail within 10 days of arrest. Then she moved HC

Delhi HC recalled bail granted to accused by Additional Sessions Judge in June 2021. It directed that he be sent back to prison within a period of seven days.

Why Himachal HC reversed acquittal of newspaper editor over 2004 ‘defamatory’ report calling man ‘gunda’

Convicting editor, court says reproducing someone's statements doesn’t exempt publisher from liability, & they must verify what they print if they wish to claim they acted in ‘good faith’.

Mental Healthcare Act invoked to quash suicide attempt case. Why Kerala HC said law is retrospective

Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, says anyone who attempts suicide would be presumed to have severe stress and would not be tried and punished under the IPC unless proven otherwise.

‘Defensive medicine, risk aversion’ — why doctors are on edge over new law on death by negligence

Under IPC, punishment for death due to negligence by doctors entailed either financial penalty or imprisonment, but under new law, jail term is mandatory.

New criminal laws set to be enforced soon, a look at key changes that have sparked controversy

Senior advocate Indira Jaising joins list of jurists seeking deferment of implementation of new laws, scheduled for 1 July. Experts worried about lack of procedural safeguards, misuse.

Gr Noida ‘dowry death’: Shattered family recalls woman’s last call — ‘something bad is going to happen’

25-yr-old Karishma Bhatti's family says she suffered frequent domestic abuse over dowry at the hands of her husband & in-laws, who were also unhappy when she gave birth to a daughter.

Truckers’ protest: Road ministry suggests online portal to report hit-and-run cases

Road transport secretary Anurag Jain talks about suggestion after protest by truckers over tougher hit-and-run penalty under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which will replace IPC. 

3,000 trainers, a task force, forensic vans: This is how 3 new criminal laws will be implemented

Date for implementation of Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Sakshya (Second), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita likely to be announced before 26 January.

On Camera

The tank isn’t dead. It just needs a robotic army around it

Russia's 22 July mechanised assault southeast of Dobropillia deserves closer scrutiny than another declaration of the tank's death.

Attacks on UAE vessels raise risks for Indian crude imports. But LPG, LNG supplies far more vulnerable

India may avoid a crude supply crunch, but persistent attacks on Gulf shipping could raise freight, insurance and fuel costs, while putting LPG and LNG supplies at risk

After purge of top generals, ethics code for recruiters as Xi tightens grip on China’s military

Days before the announcement, Xi in a politburo meet had stressed need to maintain ‘absolute leadership’ over China’s armed forces, saying military personnel must obey CCP commands.

Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson

It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.