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New Delhi: CBI Director Praveen Sood said on Thursday that the central agency is designed to help states and other stakeholders implement the three new criminal laws that came into force earlier this week.He also said that the CBI is working with the Ministry of Justice to successfully...

New Delhi: Former top police officials, including a former CBI chief, have said the new criminal laws, which came into effect on Monday, will ensure speedy justice for victims.Former Attorney General of Maharashtra Sanjeev Dayal said the three new criminal laws are a "welcome change" from the...

Joining the issue from outside the Assembly was PCI state secretary Binoy Viswan, who blasted the current conduct of the Students Federation of India (SFI).Last week, there were multiple incidents involving SFI activists, and in Kozhikode, a principal and a staff member of a university faced...

New Delhi, a contractual employee who has alleged sexual abuse by West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, has moved the Supreme Court against the "general immunity" conferred on her by Article 361 of the Constitution.According to Article 361, criminal proceedings cannot be initiated in court...

Suraj Revanna is accused of forcibly having unnatural sex with JD workers.Suraj was investigated by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after the victims filed a case against him at Holenarasipura Rural Police Station.He was arrested on June...

New Delhi: Investigating officers who are not well acquainted with the "e-Praman" mobile app will have a team to help them use it to record video or audio evidence, which is mandatory under the new Indian Evidence Act (BSA). There is a provision introduced under.Officials said the data on the...

New Delhi: A police officer can detain a person who resists or ignores legal instructions to avoid a cognizable offence, under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which came into force on Monday.The BNSS, which replaced the British-era Code of Criminal Procedure, has introduced "a...

New Delhi, In view of the implementation of the new criminal laws, a training session was conducted by the authorities of Delhi's Tihar Jail on Monday.Officials said special meetings were also organized for the prisoners, in which they were also informed about the new laws and question-answer...

Colombo, At least 12 Indian nationals suspected of being involved in cybercrime were arrested and their equipment seized during a raid in central Sri Lanka, a media report said on Tuesday, raising the total of similar arrests to more than 70 during the last week.In its continued crackdown on...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police is developing a dedicated app for its personnel to display relevant sections under the new criminal laws while entering old sections, official sources said on Monday."For example, in case of murder, if you enter section 302 of the IPC, the app will display the...

Bengaluru, Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara on Tuesday insisted on a detailed discussion on some provisions of the new criminal laws.He also felt the need to wait and see with regard to certain provisions, which existed in the previous Indian Penal Code and have now been removed in...

New Delhi, The first FIR registered against a street vendor in Delhi under the provisions of the new criminal code Indian Justice Code (BNS) was quashed after the police filed a closure report in a court on Tuesday.Pankaj was booked for obstructing a public way in central Delhi's Kamla Market...

New Delhi, amid a heated debate over the three new penal laws, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday refused to comment on them, saying that issues arising from these statutes were pending before the Supreme Court.The new laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik...

Srinagar: CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Tuesday said the new criminal laws are against the democratic rights of the people and demanded their review.The new criminal laws – the Indian Penal Code (BNS), the Indian Civil Defense Code (BNSS) and the Indian Evidence Act (BSA) – came...

New Delhi: Criminal cases involving allegations of sexual violence cannot be quashed on the basis of monetary payments as doing so would imply that “justice is for sale”, the Delhi High Court observed.The top court said that even if the parties have reached an agreement in a sexual violence...

In a letter addressed to the Union Home Minister, President Surya Prakash Khatri said that an earlier letter written seeking postponement of implementation of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA ) by advocate Sanjeev Nasiar...

Kolkata: Police have filed serious charges including attempt to murder, assault with intent to outrage the modesty of a woman and causing grievous hurt against Trinamool Congress strongman Tajemul Islam, arrested in the Chopra beating case, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. Have...

Jaunpur (UP): A criminal carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh was killed in an encounter with police on Tuesday, officials said.He told that Jama Singh alias Monu Chavanni was wanted in more than two dozen criminal cases.Superintendent of Police Ajay Pal Sharma said that he was killed in an...

Mumbai, An investigation officer will be assigned only one important case in a month for quality investigation, Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Milind Bharambe said, asserting that his force is prepared for effective implementation of the new criminal laws. .The Navi Mumbai police have been...

Director General of Police Ravi Gupta said Telangana's first FIR under BNS was issued from Charminar police station of Hyderabad Police Commissionerate with digital signature. The FIR was registered against a person for reckless driving of a motorcycle and other traffic offenses under Section...