Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs submitted three reports to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Friday, on bills that seek to replace IPC, CrPC & Indian Evidence Act.
Madhya Pradesh High Court noted that since 'relationship between husband & wife falls into marital rape exception to section 375, pre-requisite of consent becomes immaterial'.
Proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita, 2023 has scrapped Section 377, which offered gender-neutral protection against ‘unnatural sex’ while also safeguarding animals.
Such laws don’t mean judges get ‘swayed by gender-related factors’, HC says, sets aside lower court order that found prima facie case against petitioner for 'outraging modesty of woman'.
Last year, Home Minister Amit Shah had tabled 3 new Bills in Lok Sabha, to introduce modern methods to bring about 'transformative change' in judicial system. These come into effect today.
Colonial legacy not valid ground for repeal, says 22nd Law Commission tasked with reviewing the provision. The commission submitted its report to the Union Law Ministry on 24 May.
Woman went missing in 2015 & parents said unidentified body recovered from Agra was hers. She has now been found living with husband & kids and taken to observation home.
Govt has filed affidavit in SC after 5 May order asking it to clarify its stand. Court is hearing petitions demanding that the sedition law be declared unconstitutional.
Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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