Tag: Indian Penal Code

UP, Kerala top list of gay sex cases registered under IPC Section 377 between 2014-16

Uttar Pradesh topped the list in 2016, with 999 such cases, followed by Kerala 207. In Delhi, 183 cases were registered under Section 377 and in Maharashtra 170 such cases were registered.

September 10, 2018

Freedom struggle-II

Even superlatives do not suffice to convey the full import of the Supreme Court’s reading down archaic, draconian, provisions of Section 377 of the colonial-era Indian Penal Code. The order of the five-member Constitution Bench has been universally acclaimed, India has come of age in contemporary society, setting an example to all progressive democracies. Yet …

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September 8, 2018

Medicine and the Law

There is need for drastic change in the way society approaches medical negligence, writes Anshritha Rai.

August 9, 2018

Man arrested for posting abusive messages against Kerala college student

Viswanathan was arrested for launching an abusive propaganda on social media platforms against Hanan.

July 29, 2018

What is Section 377? Everything you want to know

The Supreme Court on 10 July started hearing a bunch of petitions challenging Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Having rejected the Centre’s plea seeking postponement of the proceedings, the court will re-consider and examine the constitutional validity of Section 377, which criminalises any sexual activity that is "against the law of nature".

July 10, 2018

SC seeks government’s response on plea against provision criminalising gay sex

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Central government's response on hotelier Kesav Suri challenging Indian Penal Code's Section 377 which criminalises any sort of homosexual activity and other forms of unnatural sex.

April 23, 2018

Food safety offenders to be booked under IPC

Food safety offenders will now be booked under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) with criminal charges while Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will continue to conduct food safety drives in collaboration with the Enforcement Branch (EB) and state police. The KMC health department on Thursday held meeting with state police and food safety officers in a …

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March 1, 2018

A one-sided law

The Indian law on adultery is out of sync with the times, has an inherent gender-bias and treats the wife as the personal property of the husband. Several times in the past the law had been challenged on various grounds but each time the courts had upheld its Constitutional validity. But now the Supreme Court …

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February 1, 2018

‘Drunk’ policeman rams vehicle into scooter, two injured

Two persons were injured after a police inspector rammed his four-wheeler into a scooter allegedly under the influence of alcohol here, police said om Tuesday. The incident took place around 8 pm on Monday at Yapral area in the city. Inspector of Police G Girish Rao (51), working at Police Training Centre in Medchal, was driving …

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January 30, 2018

Uniform Criminal Code

Recently, there has been a spate of legislation prescribing harsh sentences for what are at best moral wrongs. Thus we have the amended Gujarat Prohibition Act which provides a 10-year jail term for consuming liquor within the state of Gujarat. The more stringent Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 prescribes a life in prison for …

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December 11, 2017

SC to examine 157-yr-old law on adultery punishing only men

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the constitutional validity of a colonial era law on adultery which punishes only the man even though the woman, with whom he has had consensual sex, maybe an equal partner. The top court also said if the husband gives consent for sexual intercourse between his wife and …

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December 8, 2017

Ex-Akali leader Sucha Singh Langah booked for rape in Gurdaspur

A former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) minister, Sucha Singh Langah, was booked for allegedly repeatedly raping a woman since 2009, Gurdaspur police said on Friday. Sucha Singh Langah was booked last night after a widow lodged a complaint that the Akali leader had raped her on several occasions and had threatened her not to disclose …

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September 29, 2017

Flyover collapse: Uproar in Odisha assembly, CM’s resignation demanded

Even as five persons were booked and a senior engineer arrested for the collapse of an under-construction flyover, uproarious scenes were witnessed in the Odisha assembly on Monday as the opposition demanded Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s resignation. The Speaker adjourned the house for one hour and then again till 3 pm as pandemonium prevailed over …

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September 11, 2017

Framing of charges in Tejpal rape case on Sept 28

A trial court will formally frame charges in the connection with the rape and sexual harassment case against former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal on September 28, public prosecutor Francis Tavora said on Thursday. Briefing reporters outside the District and Sessions Court, Tavora told reporters that all charges proposed by police including Sections 341 (wrongful restraint), …

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September 7, 2017

SC directs release of Rs 1 lakh to 10-year-old rape victim

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Chandigarh Legal Service Authority (CLSA) to release Rs one lakh to a 10-year-old rape victim who gave birth to a baby girl. Directing the CLSA to release Rs one lakh to the victim, the bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta said the balance of …

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August 25, 2017

Grounding rowdies

On the face of it there would be little cause to nit-pick over the proposed new regulations to ensure that airline passengers behave themselves ~ except to raise the larger query if every “new” crime merits the passage of a new law or upgraded rules, and possibly the setting-up of a supposedly specialised agency to …

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May 9, 2017

CBI books ex-Secretary, raids Delhi Secretariat

The CBI on Thursday said it has registered a corruption case against Delhi government's former Health Secretary Tarun Seem in connection with a Rs 10.50-crore contract awarded to three security agencies to augment security at Delhi hospitals. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) teams on Thursday also conducted searches at six places, including the Delhi government's …

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May 4, 2017