Indian Penal Code

Police Cases Filed Against 119 For "Abusing" Pinarayi Vijayan So Far, Kerala Opposition Up In Arms

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday June 13, 2019

Police cases were filed against as many as 119 people for allegedly abusing Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on social media over the last three years, statistics provided by the state government have revealed. The disclosure has created an uproar in the state assembly, with opposition leaders comparing Mr Vijayan to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minis...

Bombay High Court Upholds Death Penalty For Repeat Rape Convicts

Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Tuesday June 4, 2019

The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of a section of the Indian Penal Code, which states that a repeat rape offender can be imprisoned for the rest of his life or sentenced to death.

Bombay High Court Upholds Death Penalty Clause For Repeat Rape Convicts

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 3, 2019

The Bombay High Court Monday upheld the Constitutional validity of an amended section ofthe Indian Penal Code under which repeat offenders in rape cases can be awarded life imprisonment or death penalty.

Man Gets 2-Year Rigorous Imprisonment For Molesting Girl In Maharashtra

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday May 27, 2019

A Maharashtra court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to two-year rigorous imprisonment for molesting a teenaged girl.

10-Year-Old Pregnant After She Was Raped For Months By 12-Year-Old: Cops

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 2, 2019

A 10-year-old girl was allegedly repeatedly raped by a boy at a village in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.

Man Arrested For Fake Threat Call To Yogi Adityanath's Life

India News | ANI | Tuesday January 15, 2019

The Gorakhpur police have arrested one person in connection with a threat call to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

"Are Children Not Citizens?" Top Court Slams Bihar In Shelter Home Cases

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday November 27, 2018

The Bihar government was pulled up by the Supreme Court today for not filing cases under the relevant law on allegations of sexual assault on children at shelter homes in the state. The top court was hearing a case of multiple rapes at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur when it found faults in the way the Bihar government has been handling cases, as a p...

Man Accused Of Attacking Arvind Kejriwal Sent To 14-Day Custody

Delhi News | ANI | Thursday November 22, 2018

The man who allegedly attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with chili powder on Tuesday has been sent to a judicial custody of 14 days.

Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Sued Over Obscene Content in India

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday November 14, 2018

Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response on a plea for removal of vulgar and sexually explicit content from online platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and others.

Adultery Is Not A Crime, Says Supreme Court. Key Quotes Of The Judges

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday September 27, 2018

In an unanimous verdict, the Supreme Court has struck down the 158- year-old section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, which says adultery is a crime. It can however, be grounds for divorce "without a shadow of doubt", said the top court.

TISS, India's First Campus To Start Gender-Neutral Hostel

India News | ANI | Sunday September 16, 2018

After the historic verdict by the Supreme Court to scrap Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that criminalised homosexuality, India has become the first-ever country to have a gender-neutral hostel.

Dowry Cases: Top Court Modifies Order, Restores Power To Arrest Accused

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday September 14, 2018

The Supreme Court today restored the polices power to arrest those accused in dowry harassment cases, modifying a previous order that mandated a probe by a specially constituted panel before any such step is taken.

UP, Kerala Top Number Of Cases Registered Under Section 377

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 9, 2018

Uttar Pradesh, followed by Kerala, topped the list of states where the maximum number of cases was registered for gay sex under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which was partly struck down by the Supreme Court last week.

On Section 377, Judge Questions Centre's Decision To Leave It To Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 8, 2018

A Supreme Court judge expressed disappointment over the government's decision to leave it to the court's wisdom to take a call on sensitive issues such as the recent challenge to Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code

Top Court Cites Global Verdicts Which Paved Way For Section 377 Ruling

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 8, 2018

Countries across the globe which paved the way for equality and justice for the LGBTQ community were cited by the Supreme Court while striking down part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code this week, and quoted liberally from the judgements delivered by their courts on the issue.