The Wire

‘Watershed Moment,’ Says Modi as Rajya Sabha Passes Three Criminal Bills in Absence of Opposition

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill to replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam Bill to replace the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill ...
Indiatimes

DM bans carrying of arms and weapons

District magistrate and returning officer for South Goa parliamentary constituency on March 5 has issued notification under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, imposing ban for carrying of ...
Indiatimes

What is Section 144 of the CrPC?

Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) of 1973 empowers an executive magistrate any state or territory to issue an order to prohibit the people to assemble at one place or organise any such ...
NDTV

Indian Penal Code, Criminal Law Among 37 Central Laws To Be Applicable In J&K

The Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Representation Of People Act, 1950, Census Act 1948 and Prevention Of Corruption Act, 1988, are among the ...
Law Web

To what extent the Session Judge or Magistrate can permit accused to put his defence at pre-cognizance stage as per S 223 of BNSS?

The transition from the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) ushers in significant procedural shifts. Among the most impactful is the mandatory ...