This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract George Fletcher's theory, 'Justification and Excuse in the Criminal Law', has contributed to a deeper theoretical understanding of exculpatory ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises cruelty towards women by their husbands or in-laws, does not violate the right to equality guaranteed ...

David Skuy, Macaulay and the Indian Penal Code of 1862: The Myth of the Inherent Superiority and Modernity of the English Legal System Compared to India's Legal System in the Nineteenth Century, ...

The Kerala High Court recently observed that a woman cannot be charged with sexual harassment under the Indian Penal Code section 345A even if the alleged offence was committed against another woman, ...

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 is one of 36 countries around the world where marital rape is not illegal. The exception to marital rape is enshrined in its laws. Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) defines rape as a ...

The top court was hearing an appeal by the Karnataka government challenging the high court’s decision to acquit an accused of rape charges The Supreme Court on Monday held that current penal laws do ...

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) came into effect from July 1.(HT_PRINT) The first FIR under India's new ...