Criminal Offence News

In India, the law has not linked the act of hacking with resultant loss, damage or harm for initiation of prosecution but has applied the broader threshold of dishonest or fraudulent intent to make hacking a criminal offence

Upinder Singh's new book challenges a basic principle that many of us have absorbed over years of nation-building: that India has been an eternal beacon of non-violence and harmony

The Supreme Court ruling on right to privacy lights the way to future judgements on Section 377 of Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes homosexuality

The Parliament has extensively debated the marital rape issue and now it cannot be considered a criminal act, says Supreme Court

Bank employee unions want government and RBI to declare wilful default as a criminal offence and desist from writing off of corporate non-performing assets or bad loans

Law Commission report suggests adding new provisions to make speech inciting hatred and speech that causes fear, alarm or provocation of violence, a criminal offence under IPC

Possession of more than 10 pieces of old Rs500 and Rs1000 notes will be a criminal offence, attracting fine of Rs10,000 or 5 times the cash held, whichever is higher

Cabinet clears national IPR policy, SC confirms defamation is a criminal offence, Niti Aayog to replace 5-year plans with 15-year vision document

Last week saw landmark rulings such as upholding of defamation being a criminal offence, reinstating Harish Rawat as chief minister of Uttarakhand, passing a four part judgment to battle drought problem

Concealment of income or tax evasion in relation to foreign asset is proposed to be made a predicate offence under anti-money laundering laws