IPC

Supreme Court junked a plea from the Karnataka government contesting a ruling of the Karnataka High Court that did not classify necrophilia as rape under Section 375 of the now-shelved Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The incident was brought to court after the police found no evidence to support the charges and filed a negative report.

Shah's clarification came in response to a media query about the first first case lodged under the new laws that have come into force beginning from today.

The case has been registered against a street vendor under Section 285 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for obstruction under foot over bridge of New Delhi Railway Station and making sales.

The Haryana administration has given orders for a comprehensive probe covering various aspects of the Mahendragarh school bus accident

The Calcutta High Court recently held that calling an unknown woman 'darling' is offensive and sexual harassment.

The Union Home Ministry issued a gazette notification to this effect on Friday, February 23, 2023.

Several sections of the IPC, which were afresh in the public mind about certain offences, have been moved to different sections under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, those who threaten, or are likely to threaten, the country by causing "damage to the monetary stability of India, by way of production or smuggling or circulation of counterfeit Indian paper currency..." commit a terrorist act.

The government is mulling over tabling 21 bills in parliament's winter session, including three to replace IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act.