Category: Indian Penal Code

Police invoke UAPA in Delhi riots chargesheet against Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam

Source:-https://theprint.in New Delhi: The Delhi police on Sunday filed a supplementary charge sheet in a court here against former JNU student leader Umar Khalid and JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to the alleged larger conspiracy in the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February. The charge sheet was filed before Additional Sessions

Family members named in matrimonial disputes without allegations of active involvement cannot be tried: Karnataka HC

Source:-https://www.barandbench.com The Karnataka High Court has recently ruled that family members named in matrimonial mattes without allegations of active involvement cannot be proceeded against for harassment on “casual reference”. A single-judge Bench of Justice Ashok G Nijahannavar took exception to the general tendency to involve all family members of a household in a matrimonial dispute.

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan restrains NIA officials as they conduct raids at NGO headed by former Delhi Minorities Commission Chairman, FIR registered

Source:-https://www.opindia.com On Thursday, the Delhi police filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Amanatullah Khan for obstructing National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials from conducting raids in Jamia Nagar. The raids were conducted against some NGOs, and organisations for using funds to promote ‘seditious activity’ in the Union territory of Jammu

The growing challenge of economic offences in India

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com India’s criminal justice system is struggling to deal with growing economic offences according to the latest Crime in India report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which works under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The report has crime statistics for 2019. While the number of such offences has been increasing in the

Tamil Nadu govt to push for stricter punishment for crimes against women and children

source:-newindianexpress CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, in the assembly session on Wednesday, announced that steps would be taken for stricter punishment for crimes against women and children. According to the announcement, with the central government’s concurrence, steps would be taken to make the following amendments to Crimes against Women under the Indian

62 criminal cases against Karnataka BJP leaders revoked, law minister claims it ‘routine’: Report

Source:-wakilsahab The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Karnataka government has decided to rescind 62 criminal cases against several of its party’s leaders, including sitting MPs and MLAs, reported News18 on Thursday. The decision was reportedly taken on the suggestions from a sub-committee led by state Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai. However, the state’s director general and inspector general