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PREVENTION OF TORTURE BILL
Most states silent on draft bill to punish public servants for tortureSo far, only four states -- Meghalaya, Sikim, Jharkand and Himachal Pradesh -- have conveyed their agreements with the draft bill prepared ...30 Dec, 2018, 04.47 PM IST- Private Member's Bill proposes jail term for tortureIn a private member's bill, V Vijaysai Reddy of the YSR Congress said the punishment could be extended to ten years.24 Dec, 2017, 12.52 PM IST
- Law panel: Life term for government officials indulging in tortureThe draft 'Prevention of torture bill, 2017' proposed "stringent punishment" to perpetrators to curb the menace of torture and to have a de...31 Oct, 2017, 11.27 AM IST
- India behind 161 nations in ratifying treaty on tortureSolicitor General Ranjit Kumar, appearing for the Centre, sought some time on the ground that some states are yet to be consulted before a ...07 May, 2017, 12.24 PM IST
- Poke Me: The new anti-terrorism law in Gujarat brings back 'police confessions' through the front doorIn the event of terrorism, the Gujarat police, unlike their counterparts in the rest of India, will be empowered to record confessions of t...08 Apr, 2015, 04.40 PM IST
- Assam readies draft bill to fight growing menace of witch huntingAssam has prepared a draft bill to prevent and protect persons subjected to atrocities and physical and mental harassment on the pretext of...12 Mar, 2015, 06.22 PM IST
- Cong presses for early passage of Prevention of Torture BillSenior party leader Ashwani Kumar said that it is a must for ensuring 'civilised administration' of our criminal justice system28 Nov, 2014, 03.01 PM IST
- No distinction between majority & minority community in new draft: GovernmentGovt today said that new draft has addressed the key concern of the BJP as it did not make any distinction between the majority and minorit...06 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Narendra Modi calls Communal Violence Bill ‘a recipe for disaster’; shoots off letter to Manmohan SinghNarendra Modi wrote to PM Manmohan Singh, describing the proposed legislation as "ill-conceived, poorly drafted and a recipe for disaster".06 Dec, 2013, 03.45 AM IST
- Reverse discrimination in communal violence bill: BJPBJP has denounced the draft communal violence bill saying it will intrude into domain of states, make only Hindus culpable and create disco...27 May, 2011, 04.10 AM IST
- NAC suggests jail for officials who don't stop riotsThe bill seeks to protect religious and linguistic minorities and members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.29 Apr, 2011, 05.34 AM IST
- RS panel moots minimum term for culpritsLaws on torture and death of suspects in police custody will be tightened if the government accepts recommendations made recently by a parl...18 Dec, 2010, 02.21 AM IST
- It was a refer & defer session: BJPBJP seized upon the government's inability to pass certain bills to drive home its point that the UPA dispensation has 'lost grip' over gov...02 Sep, 2010, 04.06 AM IST
- Torture Bill passed, BJP, Left opposeCaught in a tussle between BJP and the Left, the Prevention of Torture Bill was on Tuesday referred to a select committee of Parliament.01 Sep, 2010, 04.25 AM IST
- Govt fails to pass three billsThe concluding day of the monsoon session was another day of embarrassment for the government as it failed to pass three bills it intended ...01 Sep, 2010, 04.10 AM IST
- Need for debate on Death PenaltySC verdict may spark debate on ethical dimension of death penalty.07 May, 2010, 07.22 AM IST
- Ill-timed anti-torture law on wayThe law will ratify a convention against inhuman treatment or punishment.09 Apr, 2010, 05.06 AM IST
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