Plea in Supreme Court against some provisions in new criminal lawsA lawyer has filed a petition with the Supreme Court. The petition challenges new criminal laws. These laws replace colonial-era criminal c...
Mamata Banerjee asks PM Modi to defer rollout of 3 criminal lawsThe chief minister also noted that these critical Bills "were passed "unilaterally" without "any debate" on December 20. She said 146 parli...
Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi, seeks implementation of 3 criminal laws be deferredThe new laws are the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Act. The laws will replace t...
Delhi Police form committee to study new Criminal Law Bills, prepare course materialThe Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023, i...
India's criminal laws set to get a revamp, Lok Sabha approves BNSS BillIn a session marked by the suspension of 151 Opposition MPs, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanh...
BNSS allows rape victims to file eFIRThe amended Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sahita, 2023, brings significant relief for women by allowing electronic FIRs for cognisable offenses ...
Harsimrat Badal flags absence of opposition when House discussing bills on criminal jurisprudenceShiroman Akali Dal (SAD) leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday raised questions on absence of Opposition. She referred to the youth of P...
Parliamentary panel gives stamp of approval to Hindi names for proposed criminal laws"The committee finds that as the text of the Sanhita is in English, it does not violate the provisions of Article 348 of the Constitution. ...
Under new bill, death row convict can't appeal against president's decision on mercy pleaUnder the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill (BNSS), a death-row convict whose mercy petition has been rejected by the president w...
Home Secretary to explain new laws to MPs in three-day meetThe committee on home affairs will hold discussions for three days on the proposed laws replacing the colonial era Indian Penal Code (IPC),...
Govt wants to bring dictatorship: Sibal slams bills to replace criminal lawsFormer law minister Kapil Sibal has labeled the controversial Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill “unconstitutional,” saying it contains pro...
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill allows using draconian police powers for political ends: Kapil SibalFormer Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal under the UPA government claimed that the BJP government's proposal to replace the colonial-era India...
Congress calls for wider consultations on 3 Bills to replace India's criminal lawsThe Congress on Sunday called for wider consultations involving experts and the general public on the three Bills that seek to overhaul Ind...
New Bill on criminal procedure to bring changes in police probe, trial with aid of technologiesSection 151 of the BNSS Bill says, "whoever wages war against the government of any foreign state at peace with the government of India or ...
Amit Shah introduces three bills to replace IPC, CrPC, Evidence ActThe Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Bill, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya (BS) Bill, 20...
Current social realities, challenges addressed in proposed new criminal laws: OfficialsThe new bill (BNS) has been rearranged keeping in view the ideals enshrined in the Constitution. The offences against women and children, m...
Rape of minor, mob lynching may invite death, acts against nation to be punished with life: BillsUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has introduced three bills to replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860, the Criminal Procedure Act of 1898, and ...