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 Supreme Court has struck down Section 377. Now the truly hard work begins for LGBT rights.

The Supreme Court on Monday held that current penal laws do not allow for the invocation of rape or unnatural offences against a deceased person as it affirmed a Karnataka high court ruling that ...

The Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC) used to form the core of criminal law in India. However, in recent years, the Government of India deemed it necessary to review the country's existing criminal laws to ...

July 1, 2024, is an important date for the Indian justice system, as three new criminal laws have come into effect. It was last December that the three new criminal laws, the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita ...