In the annals of legal history, certain moments stand out as pivotal junctures that shape the course of a nation’s legal framework. The year 1833 saw one such turning point, when the British ...

India's British-drafted penal code includes some highly problematic provisions, which define "sedition" far too vaguely, criminalize homosexual acts, and allow for the prosecution of adultery (but ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah hails the enactment of three new criminal laws as a historic reform for India's justice system, ...

The top court was hearing an appeal by the Karnataka government challenging the high court’s decision to acquit an accused of rape charges The Supreme Court on Monday held that current penal laws do ...

NEW Delhi, Aug 11 (Reuters) - India's government moved three bills in the lower house of parliament on Friday aimed at overhauling some colonial-era criminal laws, ranging from the controversial ...