Gurgaon: File Complaints Anywhere, WhatsApp Included

08 Jul 2024

In a significant overhaul of criminal laws, Gurgaon's police force is adapting to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), replacing outdated frameworks with streamlined processes. These reforms aim to simplify the registration of FIRs, enhance evidence collection, and modernize courtroom procedures. Senior police officials and...

Understanding Section 69: How Breakups Could Lead to Legal Consequences for Indian Men

06 Jul 2024

The introduction of Section 69 in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has sparked concerns among legal experts and the public alike. This new provision criminalizes sexual intercourse based on deceitful promises of marriage or employment. Under Section 69, individuals who engage in sexual relations after falsely promising marriage, without genuine...

West Bengal: Man Held For Molesting His Minor Daughter Under BNS

03 Jul 2024

West Bengal witnessed its first arrest under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on Monday night, as police apprehended a man in South 24 Parganas district for allegedly molesting his minor daughter. According to police sources, the man, employed in the Bengali television industry, was detained following a complaint filed by...

Transporters AGREE TO RESUME WORK AFTER DAY OF CHAOS across India

03 Jan 2024

After day-long chaos and rush at fuel stations on the second day of nation-wide strike by transporters to protest the new hit-and-run law, the Centre and the protestors agreed that transport workers will resume their work immediately. Transporters went on strike over a provision of the newly enacted Bharatiya Nyay...

Section 302, 420 repealed by BNS but what these will be called now

02 Jan 2024

With the approval of the three revised criminal law bills by both Houses of Parliament and President, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) is slated to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita will supplant the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita is set to...