Criminal procedure

A magisterial inquiry, under Section 176 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), has been ordered into the incident. read more

Darshan Gaonkar rose up during the public meeting in North Goa from the audience on Thursday and interrupted the Rane, a BJP leader from Valpoi, to question him about not being given a job despite being promised one. read more

The police have initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The victim’s post-mortem examination was conducted on Monday. read more

Qureshi and his family members were allegedly preparing to bury her body when a neighbour noticed strangulation marks around the woman’s neck and informed the police, who then took the body into custody. read more

According to the police, the incident was reported to the police control room around 1 pm on Saturday, after neighbours in the village complained of foul odour coming from the victim’s room. read more

Chief metropolitan magistrate Deepak Sherawat summoned DCP Pramod Kushwah to appear before him on Saturday along with the report. read more

DCP Singh said no visible injury marks were found on the man’s body. An inquest proceeding under section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was initiated. read more

Punishment given under the special laws should run consecutively and not concurrently because “cash transactions are the root cause of many evils”, reads the petition. read more

A Delhi court on Monday refused to adjourn hearing in a 2016 sedition case against former JNU Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others after a Delhi government prosecutor told the court it needed three months to arrive at a decision on... read more

The Integrated Nodal Agency made to look into the matter has been issuing Look-Out Circulars to absconding husbands in cases of NRI marriages and 45 passports have been impounded by the External Affairs Ministry, Gandhi said. read more

‘Dynamite or blast fishing’ refers to the practice of dropping explosives in water bodies to stun or kill fish read more

Christian Michel is currently in judicial custody and lodged in Tihar jail . read more

They allegedly said Kamal Jain would face dire consequences if his upcoming movie, ‘Manikarnika’, starring Kangana Ranaut as Rani Laximbai of Jhansi depicted the historical character in a derogatory manner. read more

Hindustan Times deconstructs the issue and explains why it is relevant in 2018, six years after POCSO Act came into force and at a time when a movement such as #MeToo is gaining momentum in the country. read more

The duo was taking a bath in the tank and other family members were inside the house. read more