New Delhi: The Indian Penal Code was modeled after British criminal law, with the intention of controlling and punishing India instead of assisting or shielding it. Since our society has changed in ...

Detailed analysis shows code criminalises freedom of expression, homosexuality and abortion, and provides no protection for those targeted in crimes of ‘honour’ Draft code allows child offenders to be ...

Last week, India's ruling government unveiled three new bills in parliament, stating that they would usher in a "significant transformation in our criminal justice system". The bills are crafted to ...

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” This biting Orwellian satire was intended to expose the ...

WITH A STRONG majority, Slovak legislators passed a revised Penal Code that toughens sentences for dangerous criminals and decreases the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 14 years old. WITH A ...

A three-judge bench dismissed their arguments which stated that the penal code was not vague as had been alleged and it does indeed disclose an offence. The LGBTQ lobby groups appealed the decision ...

Peter Dimba, chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee in Parliament, has called for a thorough revision of the Penal Code, citing its numerous inconsistencies with the current Constitution. Peter Dimba ...