Indian Penal Code

Three bills to replace British-era criminal laws, Telecommunication bill get Prez nod

December 25, 2023

Three bills to replace British-era criminal laws, Telecommunication bill get Prez nod

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill will replace colonial-era laws.

December 20, 2023
Lok Sabha passes three criminal law bills

The IPC, Code of Criminal Procedure Act and Indian Evidence Act have been replaced.
December 05, 2023
Kerala has 96% charge-sheeting rate for IPC offences, highest in country: NCRB's 2022 data

The charge-sheeting rate is the percentage of cases charge sheeted by police of the total number of cases disposed of in a particular year.
August 11, 2023
Criminal law overhaul: Sedition to be scrapped; death for mob lynching, rape of minors

Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduces three bills to replace Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act.
July 26, 2023
Alappuzha man sentenced to six years in jail for abusing minor girl

The Cherthala POCSO court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Sathyan, a resident of Thamarappilly Colony in Kakkathuruth.
November 10, 2022
Ministers object to Media Regulation Bill, draft to be put off

The CPI ministers on Wednesday opined that the Cabinet should consider the Media Regulation Bill only after a detailed study as there are possibilities of the move stirring controversy at the national-level.
September 22, 2022
Kerala Police face ire on social media for letting off moral policing accused

A man who was arrested for caning, slapping and verbally abusing schoolgirls at the tourist destination of Vellanikkalpara was released on bail within 24 hours.