criminal law

The Delhi Law Minister, Mr. Somnath Bharati who belongs to Aam Aadmi Party, was indicted by a Special CBI Court at Delhi for tampering with evidence in a case of corruption.   Mr. Bharati, who was practicing as an advoc..

The Government had engaged Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi to conduct a study on “Evaluation of the Impact and Effectiveness of Consumer Protection Act, 1986”. The recommendations in the study report and areas identified for reform are as follows:/..

  The Government has recently amended the Money Laundering Act.   span style="font-si..

  The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 was passed by the Lok Sabha on 19th March, 2013 and by the Rajya Sabha on 21st March, 2013.   The President of India has accorded his assent to the Bill on 2nd April..

  The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 being administered by the Ministry of Women and Child Development is the primary legislation for rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances, including children in conflict wit..

  In a meeting held by the Ministry of Home Affairs with Chief Secretaries of the State Governments and Director Generals of Police on 4.1.2013, a suggestion was made regarding lowering of the age of juveniles. However, the Committee on Amendments to Criminal Law under t..

Following is the text of Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 promulgated by the President on February 3, 2013.   THE CRIMINAL LAW (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2013   Promulgated by the President in the Sixty-fourth Year of the Republic of India.   An Ordinance further to amend the Indian P..

  The Commission of Inquiry under the Chairmanship of Ms. Justice(Retd.) Usha Mehra has requested the members of public to provide any information about the shocking incident of rape and brutal assault on a young woman in New Delhi on Dec.16, 2012./..

  Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women and Child Development held consultations with civil society organizations, women&r..

  The recent incident of rape and brutal assault on a young woman in Delhi has shaken the conscience of the nation and has triggered a serious debate amongst jurists, civil society members and women’s groups about inadequacy of the present laws to pro..

  Following actions have been taken by the Government in Delhi rape case:- ..

  Government has decided to constitute a committee of eminent jurists to look into possible amendments to the criminal law so as to provide for quicker trial and enhanced punishment for criminals, accused of committing sexual assault of extreme nature again..

  As per information provided by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), there are 7023 cases pending under trial and 678 cases pending under investigation across the country under the Prevention of Corruption Act as on 31.10.2012.    There were 46 C..

  A Group of Ministers (GoM) was constituted on 6th January, 2011 to consider measures that can be taken by the Government to tackle corruption. The terms of reference of the GoM are as follows:- span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-heig..

The petition for clemency filed by condemned prisoner Mohammed Ajmal Mohammed Amir Kasab was rejected by the President on 5th November, 2012. The sentence was executed today at 7.30 a.m. at Yeravada Central Prison, Yeravada, Pune. ..