A Supreme Court lawyer on how recent legal reforms could affect the country’s minorities. On June 23, authorities arrested Sarju Prasad, a pastor in Uttar Pradesh, for conducting Sunday worship in his ...

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 opposition groups and lawyers have raised concerns about the rollout of new criminal laws, saying the changes are being implemented too hastily and without proper consultation. The government ...

Church leaders, rights activists, and legal experts in India have expressed their concerns and apprehensions about a set of criminal codes that took effect on July 1 and replaced British-era statutes.

NEW DELHI, July 1 (Reuters) - India replaced colonial-era criminal laws with new legislation on Monday, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government said would make the country more just, but the ...

India’s government reintroduced three revised criminal law amendment bills in the lower house of Parliament on Tuesday after withdrawing the three bills, which were initially introduced in August. The ...

Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) has been introduced across India and implemented effectively from July 1, replacing the decade-old British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC). With the new criminal code enforced ...

At this stage, we may note that one of the grounds that weighed with the High Court was that the offences against Respondent No. 1 were triable by a Magistrate. However, the High Court overlooked the ...