Even in 2023, the Indian Penal Code and the Pakistan Penal Code remain almost identical. The changes that came in after 1947 are few on either side. The natives of Lahore know what the number 144 ...

The Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC) used to form the core of criminal law in India. However, in recent years, the Government of India deemed it necessary to review the country's existing criminal laws to ...

From Moses to Hammurabi to Solon to Napoleon to Narendra Modi, strong rulers have prided themselves on being law givers to the ruled. The proposed criminal law overhaul with the replacement of the ...

The Indian Penal Code follows the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham, an approach that involves the idea that punishments should match the crimes – assuming that punishment can inspire positive ...

The Indian Penal Code (IPC), Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and Indian Evidence Act, the British-era laws that formed the basis of the criminal justice system of the country for over 150 years, will ...

Aiming to make comprehensive changes in criminal laws, the government has initiated the process of amendment to laws such as Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence ...

Who is allowed to have more than one wife or husband in India? Well, it depends on the religion you follow. Polygamy — the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time — has often been ...