Criminal Law

Dhaka and Saini allegedly demanded the bribe to provide the details of the NRX medicines to the complainant for preparing fake bills and to submit the same before the competent Court, which subsequently would be verified as genuine by them and it would help in release on bail of his brother from his judicial custody, the CBI has alleged.

Three New Criminal Law Took Effect From July 1 | Replaced Colonial-Era Legislations

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) were passed in Parliament in December 2023. It replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 respectively. Check the video to know the key aspects of the new criminal laws

Soul, body and idea of new criminal laws are purely Bharatiya, says Amit Shah

The three new criminal bills, namely, the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023, which replaced the IPC, the CrPC, and the Evidence Act, were passed by the Rajya Sabha today.

Amit Shah Speech Highlights in LS: Counters Owaisi & Targets Sonia Gandhi On Criminal Law Bills

During his Lok Sabha speech on December 20, Home Minister Amit Shah addressed Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, or Criminal Law Bills, and offered critical remarks regarding both Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. Here are the top 5 moments from his speech!

Lok Sabha clears 3 bills to replace colonial-era criminal laws; repeal of sedition, death for mob lynching among key highlights

A provision has been included under the proposed criminal law that a person can be sentenced to capital punishment if convicted of mob lynching

Supreme Court asks high courts to speed up disposal of criminal cases against MPs, MLAs

The court is hearing a PIL that seeks to keep convicted MPs or MLAs away from elections. At present, a convicted lawmaker is barred from polls for six years after serving the jail term

Proposed criminal laws to reduce pendency in courts, bring drastic changes, says Amit Shah

On August 11, Shah introduced the 'Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita', the 'Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita' and the 'Bharatiya Sakshya' bills as proposed replacements for the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act at the parliament.

New criminal laws will move things forward, up to a point

The three new laws seek to speed up the trial and conviction process, sanitise evidence gathering and allow the option of community service for minor offences 

Law Commission may recommend scrapping of death penalty

The draft report circulated among members favours speedy abolition of death penalty from statue books, except in cases where accused is convicted of involvement in a terror case.