criminal law

Bengaluru, March 18 – The Karnataka Congress government will table the “Iva Nammava Iva Nammava (He is ours, he is ours)” Bill in the Assembly on Wednesday, which aims to curb “honor killings” and violence arising from caste-based objections to inter-caste or inter-community marriages.It may...

Prayagraj, March 17 The Allahabad High Court has overturned an order to seize immovable property in Ghazipur belonging to Mansoor Ansari, the cousin of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, stating that the state failed to establish any connection between the commission of any crime and the...

New Delhi, March 17 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices in response to a plea filed by two convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case, which is linked to the 2002 post-Godhra riots, challenging a 2017 Bombay High Court verdict that upheld their conviction and sentence.A bench of...

Mumbai, March 17 The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage, moved a step closer to becoming a law on Tuesday with its passage in the council.With the state...

New Delhi, March 17 The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a man for killing his wife by setting her on fire in 2000, saying there was no reason to disbelieve the victim's dying declaration.The top court termed the testimony of the couple's eldest daughter, an eyewitness, as...

New Delhi, March 16 Over three and a half decades after a minor bribery case began, the Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a former Uttarakhand excise constable but reduced his sentence.A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and P B Vrale was hearing the plea of the former constable against...

Mumbai, March 16 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that several women have been lured into relationships, married, and later abandoned, asserting that the bill against fraudulent religious conversion aims to address these issues and curb such practices.Opposition...

New Delhi, March 16 The Delhi High Court on Monday fixed a date for the final hearing in the case challenging the acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case filed against former Union minister M J Akbar, in which she was accused of sexual misconduct. The hearing is...

New Delhi, March 16 The Delhi High Court on Monday granted time to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others to respond to the CBI's petition challenging their discharge in the liquor policy case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma listed the CBI's petition...

Islamabad, March 15 – The recent arrest of five Pakistani nationals in Bahrain for recording and sharing clips of the escalating conflict in West Asia has raised concerns about their legal rights and the measures Islamabad can take to protect its citizens held abroad during wartime, a report...

Colombo, March 15 – The continued cycle of honor killings across Pakistan reflects a legal framework that has long provided a way out for perpetrators under the guise of religious justice.Cases from different provinces and social classes underscore a troubling truth – despite legal reforms and...

New Delhi, March 13 – A Delhi court on Friday sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the 2017 murder of a 17-year-old boy in Kirti Nagar area of west Delhi, stating that they all played an active role in causing the death, motivated by a common intention.The court also fined Ramu, Sonu...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 13 A 49-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Kerala court on Friday for repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor girl during her school holidays in 2019, police said.The Chavakkad Fast Track Special Court sentenced Unnimon, also known as Vinod, to life...

Bengaluru, March 13 The Karnataka Cabinet has approved a proposed legislation aimed at curbing honour killings and violence rooted in social customs.The 'Iva Nammava Iva Nammava' Bill seeks to prevent acts of violence, including killings, motivated by objections to marriages.The bill draws...

Seoul, March 12 – A set of judicial reform laws were officially proclaimed on Thursday, allowing constitutional appeals of South Korea's Supreme Court rulings, punishment for judges who intentionally distort legal principles, and an expansion of the top court.The reforms marked the first major...

Islamabad, March 11 – The Standing Committee on Interior of the Pakistan National Assembly recently rejected a bill that aimed to ban dowry, deeming it "impractical." With an estimated 2,000 brides killed in Pakistan each year due to dowry disputes, the rejection of this legislation is not only...

New Delhi, March 11 – The Delhi High Court has acquitted three men who had been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for gang rape, stating that the testimony of the victim was inconsistent and the prosecution had failed to prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt.A single-judge...

Jaipur, March 10 – To commemorate International Women’s Day, a special online awareness program will be held on March 12 to educate female students about their rights, safety measures, and cybersecurity.The program will be conducted through the Webex platform, and efforts are being made to...

Kochi, March 10 – The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought the response of Malayalam actor Dileep in an appeal filed by the state government challenging his acquittal in the 2017 actress assault case and seeking enhanced punishment for those convicted.A division bench of Justices A. K...

New Delhi, March 10 The government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that more than 57,000 cases of alleged atrocities and crimes against Scheduled Castes were registered across the country in 2023.It stated that there is no proposal to amend the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes...