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The draft of the Indian Penal Code was prepared by the First Law Commission, chaired by Thomas Babington Macaulay in 1834 and was submitted to Governor-General of India Council in 1835. Based on a simplified codification of the law of England at the time, elements were also derived from the Napoleonic Code and Edward Livingston 's Louisiana ...
There were several criminal cases on him under IPC Sections 333, 324, 448, 427, 34, 149, 188, 341, 323. [8] 1 charge related to Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty (IPC Section-333) [8] 1 charge related to Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means (IPC Section-324) [8]
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) (IAST: Bhāratīya Nyāya Saṃhitā; lit. ' Indian Justice Code ') is the official criminal code in India.It came into effect on 1 July 2024 after being passed by the parliament in December 2023 to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
He was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 2 years under 469 IPC and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, one year simple imprisonment and Rs 500 fine under 509 IPC and two years imprisonment with a fine of Rs 4,000 under section 67 of IT Act 2000. All sentences were to run concurrently.
The court was asked to determine the constitutionality of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a colonial-era law which, among other things, criminalised homosexual acts as an "unnatural offence". While the statute criminalises all anal sex and oral sex , including between opposite-sex couples, it largely affected same-sex relationships. [ 2 ]
In 2013, the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 was promulgated by President Pranab Mukherjee, several new laws were passed, and six new fast-track courts were created to hear rape cases. Critics argue that the legal system remains slow to hear and prosecute rape cases, but most agree that the case has resulted in a tremendous increase in the ...
Section 376 (2) (e) of Indian Penal Code states that a police officer is liable to be imprisoned for 10 years if the rape victim is a pregnant woman. [3] While Section 376 (1) of Indian Penal Code states that a police officer committing a similar crime is liable for 7 years or less in special cases.
Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) allows the Magistrate to appoint a medical petitioner to examine the accused under-trials. [ 12 ] Sections 330 (a) and (b) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) allow sentences of up to 7 years for policemen in cases of torture.