Source:-https://theprint.in New Delhi: For the first time, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has approved a study on the “status of radicalisation” in India. The study, which aims to provide a legal definition of radicalisation and suggest amendments to the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), will be a year-long project led by Prof. G.S. Bajpai,
Source:-theleaflet The Delhi High Court Friday granted bail to a 21-year-old Danish who was arrested in connection with the Delhi riots on the basis of a viral video which allegedly showed him as being present as a bystander at a place where a mob had gathered. Referring to the chargesheet, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait observed
Source:-tilakmarg S. 506 IPC. Punishment for criminal intimidation.“506. Punishment for criminal intimidation.—Whoever commits the offence of criminal intimidation shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; if threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.—and if the threat be
Source: deccanchronicle.com BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court stayed lower court proceedings against former chief minister Siddaramaiah for four weeks. He is an accused in a case where during his tenure as deputy chief minister in 1997 he had allegedly bought 10 guntas of land in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage in Mysuru developed by MUDA through an
Source: hindustantimes.com In the past three weeks, the economic offences wing (EOW) of Navi Mumbai police arrested three people for allegedly illegally selling a plot owned by City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) with bogus documents. Apart from booking the accused for cheating under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the police also
Source: newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: Several provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) are likely to undergo a review as the Centre will soon initiate a major revamp of the criminal justice system. Union Home Minister Amit Shah made a call for a nationwide consultation for effecting changes in IPC and
Source:-business-standard.com A Delhi court has sentenced a man and three of his family members to five years in jail for harassing his wife for demand of dowry and driving her to suicide. Additional Sessions Judge Satinder Kumar Gautam convicted Aditya Bajaj, his brother Abhishek Bajaj, mother Chand Bajaj and father Ashok Bajaj for the offences under Sections 498 A (husband or his relative subjecting wife to cruelty)
Source:- timesnownews.com Mumbai: A man was arrested in Mumbai for allegedly touching himself inappropriately in front of a minor. The accused works as a tailor. The four-year-old boy shared the incident with his family, after which they approached the police. The arrest was made on Tuesday, June 4. The complaint against the accused was lodged
Source:- asianage.com New Delhi: In the future, you may be able to raise the issue of the malfunctioning of electronic voting machines (EVM) and voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines or their mismatch without the fear of being arrested. The Election Commission of India (ECI) is contemplating revisiting a rule that provides for the prosecution of
Source – indianexpress.com A Supreme Court Constitution bench, which started hearing pleas challenging Section 497 of the IPC which makes adultery a punishable offence for men, on Wednesday wondered why it should be an offence at all. “There were already civil liabilities and consequences of adultery. But making it an offence only for men is actually
