Indian Penal Code: News
11 Nov 2018
MumbaiMumbai: 100 locals booked for violating SC's firecrackers' order
In Mumbai, 100 cases were filed against locals for flouting Supreme Court order on firecrackers, and 53 against firecrackers vendors.
01 Nov 2018
Shashi TharoorDivya's 'bird drop' tweet with PM Modi's picture sparks controversy
Social media head of Congress, Divya Spandana/Ramya, has sparked another controversy with a tweet which BJP and its supporters found derogatory.
28 Oct 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Delhi: 12-year-old attacks teacher with iron rod for being scolded
In a shocking incident, a 12-year-old at a government school in Delhi's Saket attacked his teacher with an iron rod for scolding him.
26 Oct 2018
Smriti IraniSabarimala row: Smriti Irani's remark invites complaint in Bihar court
A complaint was lodged at a Sitamarhi court in Bihar on Thursday against Union Minister Smriti Irani for her alleged remarks on allowing women of menstruating age into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
24 Oct 2018
Tamil NaduTN: Minor girl sexually assaulted, iron-branded by five for stealing
Five people, including a 16-year old boy, were arrested for sexually assaulting and branding a minor girl near Thiruvaiyaru in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district.
21 Oct 2018
MurderHaryana: Four get life term for property dealer's kidnapping, murder
A court in Hisar has awarded life imprisonment to four people for the kidnapping and murder of a property dealer.
18 Oct 2018
POCSORajasthan: Man arrested for abducting, raping minor girl in Kota
A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly abducting and raping a minor girl in Kota, Rajasthan.
17 Oct 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Boy accidentally kills himself as pistol goes-off; uncle held
A 12-year-boy accidentally shot himself while handling a country-made pistol in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district.
06 Oct 2018
PunePune: Hoarding-frame collapses, man killed right after immersing wife's ashes
A 40-year-old man, who was returning home after immersing his wife's ashes, was among the four people killed when a hoarding in railway station premises fell on vehicles on the adjoining road in Pune today.
28 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaJoseph Shine: The happily-married man who changed Indian adultery laws
When the Supreme Court, in a historic judgment, struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code yesterday, it was not on the petition of a legal expert of a gender equality activist.
27 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of India#Section497: Adultery not a criminal offense, law declared unconstitutional
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled adultery can be a ground for divorce but isn't a criminal offence.
27 Sep 2018
IndiaSection 497: All you need to know about adultery law
The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on India's adultery law (Section 497 of IPC) on September 27.
25 Sep 2018
Tamil NaduTN court acquits 9 Veerappan men in Rajkumar kidnap case
Eighteen years after late Kannada superstar Rajkumar was kidnapped by slain forest brigand Veerappan, his nine associates involved in the abduction were acquitted today by a Tamil Nadu court.
24 Sep 2018
Delhi PolicePregnant Delhi woman chews off husband's tongue after argument
In a shocker, a Delhi woman allegedly chewed off her husband's tongue following an argument with him.
23 Sep 2018
Indian RailwaysRPF proposes 3-year jail term for eve-teasing aboard trains
Eve-teasing and harassing a woman on board a train could soon lead to a jail term of three years for the offender, according to a set of new provisions proposed by RPF for inclusion in Railway Act.
18 Sep 2018
India16-year-old molested at Dehradun school: Where are we heading to?
A 16-year-old student was allegedly raped at her Dehradun boarding school last month, on August 14, by her four classmates, said the police on Monday.
15 Sep 2018
ManipurManipur: Man lynched on suspicion of stealing vehicles; 5 arrested
A man has been allegedly lynched in Imphal West district of Manipur on suspicion of stealing vehicles, a senior police officer said.
15 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPunjab: Acid attack on BEd student, suffers severe burn injuries
A 23-year-old woman suffered severe burn injuries when two unidentified masked men allegedly threw acid on her in Thoba village, nearly twenty 25km from Amritsar, Punjab, police said on Saturday.
12 Sep 2018
Bihar#Loveratri: Salman accused of hurting Hindu sentiments, court orders FIR
Controversies go hand-in-hand with Salman Khan, and this has been proved once again as the superstar landed into trouble for his upcoming production 'Loveratri'.
06 Sep 2018
India#Section377: How global media organization reported on this landmark judgement
The world media today hailed the overturning of a colonial-era law in India that criminalized gay sex, saying the landmark ruling was a boost for gay rights not only in the world's largest democracy but also the world.
02 Sep 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Man held for raping 16-year-old girl
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday.
30 Aug 2018
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)Woman triggers explosion by throwing power bank in Delhi airport
In a bizarre incident, a 56-year-old woman was detained at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport after she threw a power bank in agitation and it exploded.
27 Aug 2018
IndiaSC dismisses plea seeking punishment of 2yrs for electoral offenses
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea that sought a minimum punishment of two years for electoral offenses, including bribery, false statement undue influence by candidates, and political parties.
25 Aug 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: 13-year-old boy commits suicide after being harassed at orphanage
A teenager working at an orphanage in Maharashtra's Thane district has been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of a minor inmate.
25 Aug 2018
NoidaAmity University: Student points gun at fellow student, arrested
A student of Amity University in Noida has been arrested on the charges of attempt to murder after he allegedly pointed a pistol at another student of the institute over an old tiff, police said.
22 Aug 2018
PunePune: Disturbed over eve-teasing, 16-year-old girl commits suicide
A teenage girl died today while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Baramati in Pune district, days after she allegedly attempted suicide over sexual harassment, the police said.
16 Aug 2018
Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh: 4-year-old girl raped by 14-year-old boy in Ujjain
A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 14-year-old boy in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district.
14 Aug 2018
Hong KongPune: Cosmos Bank's server hacked; over Rs. 94cr siphoned off
Hackers managed to transfer over Rs. 94 crore through a malware attack on the server of Pune-based Cosmos Bank and cloning thousands of the bank's debit cards.
11 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh: 14-year-old boy sodomized while returning from Kanwar Yatra
A 14-year-old boy was allegedly sodomized by a dhaba owner at a village in UP's Muzaffarnagar.
21 Jul 2018
Sonia GandhiNational Herald Case: Subramanian Swamy records his statement in Delhi-court
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today recorded his statement before a Delhi court in the National Herald case, filed by him against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, his mother Sonia Gandhi, and other accused.
17 Jul 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Body of 11-year-old boy found with slit-throat in Thane
The body of an 11-year-old boy, whose throat had been slit, was found in a house in Ulhasnagar township in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said today.
10 Jul 2018
Himachal PradeshHimachal Pradesh: Woman batters father-in-law to death
A 30-year-old woman, Pratima, killed her father-in-law Kishan Chand, 75, by beating him repeatedly with his stick at their house in Banethi village of Nahan in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district over some domestic dispute, police said.
09 Jul 2018
OdishaOdisha: Man arrested for raping 13-year-old girl in Jajpur
A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl at a village in Odisha's Jajpur district.
08 Jul 2018
India133 of 136 IPS-officers fail exams, but still in service
It says a lot about the state of India's police force when only three of 136 IPS officers manage to pass the exams to graduate from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA).
07 Jul 2018
GujaratGujarat: Hardik, Alpesh, Jignesh booked for raid at woman's house
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and Gujarat MLAs Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani were booked on charges of trespassing after allegedly leading a "raid" at a house where they claimed liquor was illegally stored.
04 Jul 2018
IndiaControversial preacher Zakir Naik on his way back to India
Controversial preacher Zakir Naik is on his way back to India.
02 Jul 2018
Madhya PradeshMP: Trainee cop held for taking 'selfie' in senior-judge's chair
A trainee police constable's enthusiasm for "selfies"' landed him in the police lock-up after he took a picture while sitting in a senior judge's chair in a court in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria town, an official said.
30 Jun 2018
Crime Against WomenDelhi: Woman thrashed, stripped, paraded-naked for protesting assault on elderly
In a horrific incident, a group of women thrashed a 45-year-old, stripped and paraded her naked on the streets of Southwest Delhi's Palam area on Thursday.
25 Jun 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Woman kills 10-month-old son as she wanted girl child
A woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her 10-month-old son after the infant's body was found in a water-filled drum outside her house in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district, police said.
25 Jun 2018
Madhya PradeshDalit thrashed for riding bike in front of sarpanch's house
A 30-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten up for riding a motorcycle past the house of a sarpanch in Dharampur village in Tikamgarh (MP), the police said.
