The Kerala High Court, in a recent ruling, clarified that a minimum of five persons are required to attract the offence of ...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (January 16), held that the diversion of goods midway from the designated delivery ...

Karnataka High Court quashes dowry harassment FIR, observing that IPC Section 498A addresses grave cruelty but is not a ...

Karnataka HC rules strangers cannot be charged under IPC Section 498A, limiting cruelty claims to relatives only.

Justice M I Arun passed this order while upholding charge against Revanna under IPC Section 354A (sexual harassment) and directed the trial court to examine if this charge can be invoked despite the ...

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 ...

The court was clear that a person who is not part of the husband’s family does not come within the scope of the provision and ...

The Kerala High Court recently observed that a woman cannot be charged with sexual harassment under the Indian Penal Code section 345A even if the alleged offence was committed against another woman, ...

The Karnataka High Court has ordered that match-fixing is not a criminal offence and is not punishable under Indian Penal ...