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For Madhya Pradesh Cops, New Criminal Code Leads To A Pendrive Problem

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For Madhya Pradesh Cops, New Criminal Code Leads To A Pendrive Problem

Bhopal: In an unusual financial strain, police stations across Madhya Pradesh have been spending thousands of rupees on pen drives every month. The reason? A new legal mandate under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) requires all case-related evidence – statements, crime scene recordings, and forensic data – to be submitted in a pen drive, and…

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Narrow escape for 15 as APSRTC bus catches fire after collision near Mahabubnagar

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Narrow escape for 15 as APSRTC bus catches fire after collision near Mahabubnagar

As many as 15 passengers sustained injuries after a bus bound for Andhra Pradesh’s Dharmavaram rammed into a carrier truck on National Highway 44 Bureddypally junction near Jadcherla in the wee hours on Jily 15, about two hours into its journey. According to the Mahabubnagar Superintendent of Police Janaki, the bus, coming at a high…

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SC dismisses plea challenging new criminal laws

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SC dismisses plea challenging new criminal laws

A Vacation Bench of the Supreme Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw his plea, saying the petitioner narrowly escaped imposition of costs for filing “cavalier, casual” petition. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the three criminal laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha…

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Consider Changes In Law To Avoid Misuse Of ‘Cruelty Against Women’ Clauses: Supreme Court

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Consider Changes In Law To Avoid Misuse Of ‘Cruelty Against Women’ Clauses: Supreme Court

The court said two sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita may need a relook. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider making necessary changes in sections 85 and 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to avoid its misuse for lodging false or exaggerated complaints after taking into consideration the pragmatic…

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Parliament Panel May Tell Government To Criminalise Adultery, Non-Consensual Gay Sex Again

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Parliament Panel May Tell Government To Criminalise Adultery, Non-Consensual Gay Sex Again

Adultery and gay sex were decriminalised in two historic verdicts in 2018 (File). New Delhi: A parliamentary committee is likely to recommend re-criminalisation of the adultery law and criminalisation of non-consensual sex between men, women and/or trans members, as part of an overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws, sources said. The panel is studying three bills…

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