Observers say the new Criminal Code and revised Criminal Procedure Code entrench provisions that undermine democracy.

The government has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s decision to begin reviewing judicial challenges to the newly enacted ...

The criminal justice system can be divided into two parts — the first defines the elements of a particular crime and specifies the punishment. What is the Code of Criminal Procedure? The criminal ...

Chapter 2nd Section 6 to 35 of Code of Criminal Procedure deals with the Constitution of Criminal Courts and their powers although section 6 of Code of Criminal Procedure deals with the classification ...

After decades of debate, Indonesia replaced the Dutch colonial-era criminal code. The government calls it “more humane, ...

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior passed the bill further to amend the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 [The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024], ...

SINGAPORE - Some 50 wide-ranging legislative changes have been proposed by the Ministry of Law to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) and Evidence Act. Broadly, they cover the powers of investigators, ...