Criminal Procedure Code Provisions

Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts serving life term in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has written to the National Commission for Women, seeking its intervention in securing an early release for her.

The Delhi High Court today reserved its verdict on a plea against imposition of prohibitory orders in and around India Gate during the recent anti-rape protests, saying the legal provision of section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) may lose its sanctity if invoked without proper procedures.

The family of the 23-year-old medical student has said that it would be an honour for new anti-rape laws to be named after her, as suggested yesterday by junior minister Shashi Tharoor. However, sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs say that the changed rape law cannot be named after the victim since in the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal...

The District Collector of Cuddalore has invoked this lesser known provision of Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to protect public health. According to the order, residents and shop keepers in the district ought to spend one hour every Thursday to clean their surrounding from 11 AM to 12 PM. They have to ensure there is no stagnant wate...

Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts serving life term in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has written to the National Commission for Women, seeking its intervention in securing an early release for her.

The Delhi High Court today reserved its verdict on a plea against imposition of prohibitory orders in and around India Gate during the recent anti-rape protests, saying the legal provision of section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) may lose its sanctity if invoked without proper procedures.

The family of the 23-year-old medical student has said that it would be an honour for new anti-rape laws to be named after her, as suggested yesterday by junior minister Shashi Tharoor. However, sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs say that the changed rape law cannot be named after the victim since in the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal...

The District Collector of Cuddalore has invoked this lesser known provision of Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to protect public health. According to the order, residents and shop keepers in the district ought to spend one hour every Thursday to clean their surrounding from 11 AM to 12 PM. They have to ensure there is no stagnant wate...