BNS refers to Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. It is India’s new criminal law code that has replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, which was introduced during British rule. The aim of BNS is to ...

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that mere usage of the word "sali", though amounting to filthy abuse, does not ...

India's Supreme Court has struck down Section 377. Now the truly hard work begins for LGBT rights.

In the annals of legal history, certain moments stand out as pivotal junctures that shape the course of a nation’s legal framework. The year 1833 saw one such turning point, when the British ...

India's British-drafted penal code includes some highly problematic provisions, which define "sedition" far too vaguely, criminalize homosexual acts, and allow for the prosecution of adultery (but ...

NEW DELHI, May 12 (Reuters) - Authorities in an Indian state want to ban polygamy as part of a bid by the Hindu-nationalist central government to standardise the civil code across the country.

The Supreme Court recently raised serious questions over the provisions of Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, observing that the ...