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  2. Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act - Wikipedia

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    The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (Mah. 30/1999) is a law enacted by the state of Maharashtra in India in 1999 to combat organised crime and terrorism. [1] [2] Known as "MCOCA", the Act provides the State Government with special powers to tackle these issues, including powers of surveillance, relaxed evidentiary standards and procedural safeguards, and prescribing additional ...

  3. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities ...

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    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).

  4. Capital punishment in India - Wikipedia

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    Indian Penal Code 302 - Murder Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab (1980) [19] Indian Penal Code 364 - Kidnapping for ransom Vikram Singh & Anr v. Union of India (2020) [20] Indian Penal Code 376 E - Certain repeat offences in the context of rape Vijay Jadhav v. State of Maharasthra (2019) [21] The Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act ...

  5. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita - Wikipedia

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    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).

  6. Code of Criminal Procedure (India) - Wikipedia

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    Lurking house-trespass (Section 454 of the Indian Penal Code) and house-breaking (Section 456 of the Penal Code) at night. Insult with an intent to provoke a breach of peace under Section 504 and criminal intimidation under Section 506 of the penal code. Abetting of any of the above-mentioned offences.

  7. Indian Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    The Indian Penal Code (IPC) was the official criminal code in the Republic of India, inherited from British India after independence, until it was repealed and replaced by Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in December 2023, which came into effect on 1 July 2024.

  8. Murder in Indian law - Wikipedia

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    In India according to Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, murder is defined as follows: . Murder.--Except in the cases hereinafter excepted, culpable homicide is murder, if the act by which the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death, or- 167 2ndly.-If it is done with the intention of causing such bodily injury as the offender knows to be likely to cause the death ...

  9. S Sushma v. Commissioner of Police - Wikipedia

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    On 7 June 2021, the court issued a directive to the Union Government of India and State Government of Tamil Nadu, instructing them to collaborate with other Ministries and Departments in formulating measures and policies aimed at eradicating prejudices against the queer community and facilitating their integration into mainstream society. The ...