NEW DELHI: With President Droupadi Murmu giving assent to the three new criminal justice bills, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said the new Indian Penal Code has become "more draconian" and ...

Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday issued a statement critical of the Narendra Modi government’s attempts to have the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises cruelty towards women by their husbands or in-laws, does not violate the right to equality guaranteed ...

George Fletcher's theory, 'Justification and Excuse in the Criminal Law', has contributed to a deeper theoretical understanding of exculpatory defences in the discipline. It is a theory that not only ...

President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to three new criminal justice bills, replacing colonial-era laws. Congress leader P Chidambaram criticizes the new laws, calling the Indian Penal Code more ...