Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Bombay High Court Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya has expressed optimism that despite facing teething problems, the new criminal laws -- which came into effect all over India from July 1 -- will surmount all challenges and sail through due to a robust judicial system prevalent in the country.
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) India's criminal justice system underwent a significant transformation with the implementation of three new laws -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA).
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday sentenced activist Medha Patkar, the leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), to five months of simple imprisonment in a criminal defamation case initiated against her by V.K. Saxena in 2001.
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the country’s criminal justice system has turned completely ‘swadeshi’ after 75 years of Independence, as the British-era laws have ceased to exist with new laws coming into force.
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) With the new criminal code, Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, coming into force from Monday, the first FIR (First Information Report) was filed in the city’s Seelampur police station at around midnight while the second was lodged in Kamla market at around 12.15 am last night.
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) India is now set to enforce new criminal laws, replacing colonial codes. The three new criminal laws -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam -- will be implemented nationwide on Monday (July 1).
Panchkula (Haryana), June 29 (IANS) A memorandum of understanding between Haryana and the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar was signed here on Saturday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, paving the way for a scientific base to the criminal justice system.
Kochi, June 29 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has reiterated that the Kochi-based mining company Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) had paid Rs 1.72 crore to Exalogic Solutions -- the IT firm owned by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter, Veena -- in the name of software services without rendering any service.
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A city court on Saturday sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to 14-day judicial custody (till July 12) in connection with the corruption case linked to the liquor policy case.
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday reserved its order on CBI’s application demanding judicial custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the corruption case linked to the liquor policy case.
