A 38-year-old man, Sumit Kumar Shukla, was arrested for allegedly causing his wife's miscarriage by kicking her in the ...

The objective of this piece is to explore the extent to which section 76 of the Penal Code, 1860, can protect individuals who ...

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms to publish the draft  bill amending the Penal Code to prohibit ...

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to publish the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill in the government gazette and thereafter submit it to the Parliament for approval ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced a new policy Wednesday banning gangs among deputies in the department, ...

A human rights activist has called for Malaysia to amend its Penal Code to criminalise enforced or involuntary disappearances. Charles Hector cited Thailand and the Philippines as examples of ...

ISLAMABAD: The station house officer (SHO) of Sangjani was arrested and later released on bail for illegally detaining two ...

Cuba's one-party legislature Sunday passed a new Penal Code, which was considered to be “modern” and adjusted to the country's socialist “reality,” it was announced in Havana. Although the ...

Shah Nawaz Kunhbar, a doctor based in Umerkot, was fatally shot by police in an alleged extra-judicial killing in Mirpurkhas ...

BENGALURU: A total of 248 couples were reunited due to conciliation efforts and 2,696 partition suits were settled during the ...

The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal's petition challenging the charges framed against her ...

Coimbatore court sentences teacher to 20 years for sexual assault on minor, fined ₹10,000, and recommended ₹5 lakh compensation.