Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma welcomes Muslim organisations' call on no cow slaughter on EidAssam's Chief Minister has welcomed appeals from Muslim groups to avoid cow slaughter during Bakrid. Several Eidgah committees have made th...
23 May, 2026, 08.33 PM IST
Gujarat Police recover nearly 3 crore unaccounted cash from car in Dahod district, probe underwayGujarat Police seized over Rs 2.56 crore in unaccounted cash during a routine vehicle check in Dahod district, allegedly being transported ...
17 May, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
Man bought demo car at big discount, RTO officer seized it citing Rs 60 lakh road tax dues; Karnataka HC gives relief to car ownerA Bengaluru RTO officer unlawfully seized Mr. Rama's demo car, leading to a zero FIR and charges of fraud. The Karnataka High Court quashed...
13 May, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
60-day prohibitory order in Kolkata's central business district from May 3In a proactive move to ensure safety, Kolkata Police have implemented a 60-day ban on large gatherings in the city’s bustling business hub....
01 May, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
Supreme Court says arrest of person by police officer cannot be simply for asking questionsThe Supreme Court has clarified arrest powers under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Police cannot arrest individuals merely t...
06 Feb, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
Special PMLA court allows pre-cognizance hearing to M3M promoter Roop Kumar Bansal under new BNSSA Special Court in Panchkula has upheld a key provision of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. M3M promoter Roop Kumar Bansal wil...
25 Nov, 2025, 12.33 PM IST
Supreme Court rejects plea of minister Shivananda Patil against HC order quashing defamation caseThe Supreme Court dismissed Karnataka Minister Shivananda S Patil's appeal against BJP MLA Basanagouda R Patil Yatnal, reinforcing that pol...
04 Aug, 2025, 12.57 PM IST
Supreme Court quashes cognisance in ED case against Rathi Steel & its top execThe Supreme Court overturned a lower court's decision to acknowledge a money laundering case against Rathi Steel and its executive, Kushal ...
02 Jun, 2025, 09.00 AM IST
Supreme Court refers to BNSS provisions, stays trial against twoThe Supreme Court has halted a money laundering trial against Rathi Steel and its executive, who were implicated by the ED in a coal alloca...
14 Apr, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
Centre urges states, UTs to enforce Section 479 of BNSS for undertrial prisoners' reliefThe Central government has urged all states and Union Territories to implement Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ...
07 Jan, 2025, 12.52 PM IST
BNSS Sec 479 to apply with retrospective effect: Govt to Supreme CourtThe Centre told the Supreme Court that Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, will be retrospective. This allows firs...
23 Aug, 2024, 11.55 PM IST
New criminal laws may help reduce jail overcrowdingThe new criminal laws, known as BNSS, aim to address jail overcrowding by offering leniency to first-time offenders. Bail conditions have b...
05 Jul, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita has clause to check 'misuse of power' by cops"Provision has also been made to enable the medical practitioner conducting medical examination of an arrested person to conduct one more e...
04 Jul, 2024, 12.44 AM IST
Section 302 no longer murder, 420 not cheating, 376 not rape as IPC evolves into BNSWith the arrival of new criminal laws under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), familiar sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) have undergo...
02 Jul, 2024, 01.03 PM IST
SC seeks Centre's stand on plea against marital rape exception in new criminal lawThe Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on a petition challenging the marital rape exception under new criminal laws. A bench he...
17 May, 2024, 10.43 PM IST
Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita allows handcuffs in grave casesCrPC, which defined 'arrests how made', gave unbridled powers to authorities to arrest a person under Section 46, allowing use of reasonabl...
24 Jan, 2024, 12.31 AM IST
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 ...
14 Aug, 2023, 11.05 AM IST