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India’s New Criminal Laws: A Step Back for Justice and Civil Rights?
The Hindu· 6 days agoOn July 1, the new criminal laws—the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)—replaced ...
Life term for hired killer who murdered 2 chief medical officers in Lucknow 6 months apart
Indian Express· 5 days agoLast week the court held Anand Prakash Tiwari guilty under Indian Penal Code section 302 (murder)...
Can't Allow Victim Shaming As Legal Strategy In Sexual Assault Cases: Court
NDTV· 3 days agoUpholding the three-year jail term awarded to a house help for secretly recording objectionable...
HC terms BRS leader Kavitha as main conspirator, denies bail
rediff.com· 5 days agoBharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha was prima facie one of the main plotters of the criminal...
Karen Read’s deadlocked jury leads to mistrial in Boston police officer boyfriend’s death
Hindustan Times· 6 days agoRead, a former adjunct professor at Bentley College, faced second-degree murder and other charges in...
Trump NY sentencing delayed after U.S. Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling
Nebraska Examiner· 5 days agoWASHINGTON — A New York judge agreed Tuesday to delay the criminal sentencing of former President...
Henry Howe remembered as dedicated, divisive criminal defense attorney
Grand Forks Herald· 4 days agoJul. 3—GRAND FORKS — Those who knew him say Henry Howe was a man who fought for what he believed in, whether that was speaking out against the Vietnam War ...
Shaming minor victims must not be allowed as tools of legal strategy in cases of sexual assault:...
The Telegraph· 3 days agoShaming a victim and her family must not be allowed as tools of legal strategy in cases of sexual...
Sikkim Horror: 24-Year-Old Man Repeatedly Rapes His 80-Year-Old Grandmother, HC Upholds Conviction -...
News18· 3 days agoThe Sikkim High Court has confirmed the conviction of a 24-year-old man found guilty of raping his...
Raj Bhavan staffer moves Supreme Court challenging governor’s immunity
The Telegraph· 3 days agoThe Bengal Raj Bhavan employee who had alleged sexual harassment by governor C.V. Ananda Bose has...