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As per section 12 of Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, [9] free legal aid is available to following categories of citizens: [10] [11]-"A person from Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe. -A person under category of beggar as per Article 23 of the Constitution or a victim of human trafficking. -Child or a woman. -Woman who is victim of rape. [12]
Census data from 2011 shows that India has a population of 472 million children below the age of eighteen. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Protection of children by the state is guaranteed to Indian citizens by an expansive reading of Article 21 of the Indian constitution, [ 10 ] [ 11 ] and also mandated given India's status as a signatory to the UN Convention on ...
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).
Section 3(2) contains four subsections with offences) Two derived offences (sections 3(2)(vi) and 3(2)(vii)). The derived offences only come into the picture when another offence under the Act has been committed. One subsection (Section 3(2)(v)) increases the punishment for certain offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Most states and UTs have notified the commencement date, except Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Himachal Pradesh has its own law on the subject. The Act was originally not applicable to Jammu and Kashmir, vide section 1(2) of the Act; this inapplicability has been removed by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. [23]
Section 43 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) says that the Central Government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court, shall, for trial of offence punishable under Section 4, by notification, designate one or more Courts of Session as Special Court or Special Courts for such area or areas or for such case or ...
According to the Foreigners (Report to the police) Order, 2001, made under the Foreigners Act 1946, where any person who has reason to believe that a foreigner has entered India without valid documents or is staying in India beyond the authorized period of stay accommodates such a foreigner in a premises occupied, owned or controlled by him ...
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is a procedural law related to the administration of civil proceedings in India.. The Code is divided into two parts: the first part contains 158 sections and the second part contains the First Schedule, which has 51 Orders and Rules.