The Rajasthan High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings against a young petitioner, initiated by the police under ...

Any person with the intention to take a movable property out of the possession of the property holder without his consent then this is called theft. (3) The property should be taken out of the ...

Bengaluru: The Kalaburagi bench of the Karnataka high court held that a Magistrate cannot take cognisance of a bigamy offence ...

Senior advocate and nominated MP Mahesh Jethmalani told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that he will miss some parts of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), especially section 420 that is imprinted in everyone's ...

The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment, held that a police station would fall under the definition of 'house' as per ...

A husband has been jailed for six months in Kerala for harassing his wife under Section 498A. The Kerala High Court ruled ...

NEW DELHI: In what may result in the first review of the new Indian criminal codes, the Centre has started discussions on the misuse of Sections 85 and 86 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) that ...

Merely stating that the Accused-Appellant has mentally harassed the complainant-Respondent No. 2 with respect to a demand of dowry does not fulfil the ingredients of Section 498A ...

A five-judge Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, in four separate but concurring opinions on Thursday held that adultery is not a crime and struck it off the Indian Penal ...

Courts have long held that mere receipt of money obtained through cheating does not implicate a recipient as an accused unless evidence shows they: The burden lies on the prosecution to demonstrate ...