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
5 min read28 Dec 2017Upinder 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
4 min read27 Oct 2017The Supreme Court ruling on right to privacy lights the way to future judgements on Section 377 of Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes homosexuality
1 min read25 Aug 2017The Parliament has extensively debated the marital rape issue and now it cannot be considered a criminal act, says Supreme Court
4 min read9 Aug 2017Bank 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
2 min read30 Jun 2017Law 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
1 min read25 Mar 2017Possession 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
1 min read1 Mar 2017Cabinet clears national IPR policy, SC confirms defamation is a criminal offence, Niti Aayog to replace 5-year plans with 15-year vision document
6 min read15 May 2016Last 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
5 min read15 May 2016Concealment of income or tax evasion in relation to foreign asset is proposed to be made a predicate offence under anti-money laundering laws
1 min read2 Mar 2015The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared