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What the new criminal law says on unnatural sex and adultery

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill, which is proposed to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), does away with two contentious provisions on unnatural sex and adultery that were diluted and struck down respectively by the Supreme Court in 2018

GOI's new IPC proposes doing away with 'unnatural sex' as offence

This provision has been excluded from the new code, prompting questions about whether an act of one man forcing himself upon another, whether through coercion or a position of authority, would still be deemed an offence

Does the new IPC Bill criminalise ‘love jihad’?

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill, 2023, has a specific provision where marrying a woman after ‘suppressing identity’ or indulging in sex under the false pretence of marriage could attract imprisonment as well as a fine. This proposed legislation seeks to replace the IPC of 1860

Amit Shah tables bill to replace CrPC, IPC & Indian Evidence Act, says sedition law to be repealed

The Bharatiya Sanhita Suraksha Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha to replace three "19th Century Laws", namely the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act, says Amit Shah as he tables bill in Lok Sabha on Friday

Capital punishment, lynching, sedition: How criminal laws could change

Home minister Amit Shah introduced three Bills in Lok Sabha today (11 August), with an aim to reform India’s criminal justice system. From capital punishment for mob lynching to repealing sedition law, here are the big modifications proposed by the Centre

'Great step towards decolonisation': Tejasvi Surya hails Bills tabled to replace IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act

Hailing the tabling of Bills to replace the IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act, BJP leader Surya on Friday said "the fact that India had to wait for 75 years to decolonise its criminal justice system speaks volumes of the kind of intellectual and mental slavery that plagued the earlier regimes

Indian judiciary in 2022: A year marked by landmark judgments, usual controversies and need for introspection

Hopefully, 2023 will be marked by events that are more about strengthening the justice delivery system than some turf war and useless controversies

Centre considering to remove penal offence already covered under Indian Penal Code from GST Act

The proposal, part of the exercise to decriminalise GST law, is likely to be taken up in the next meeting of the GST Council. Once approved by the GST Council, the Finance Ministry will propose amendments to the GST law, which could be taken up in the upcoming winter session of Parliament next month

Married woman asked to do household work for family not cruelty, says HC

A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Rajesh Patil quashed the First Information Report lodged against the man and his parents

Extensively consulted various stakeholders for making comprehensive changes in criminal laws: Government

The standing committee on home affairs has recommended in its various reports the need for a comprehensive review of the review of the criminal justice system rather than piece meal amendments in particular acts