Mamata Banerjee's govt passes Aparajita Bill laying death penalty for rape convicts
Kolkata/IBNS: Facing massive protests and criticisms over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the West Bengal Assembly Tuesday passed the Aparajita Bill to amend some provisions of the criminal code, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, to be applicable for the state.
First FIR under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita filed against a Delhi street vendor
New Delhi/IBNS: A street vendor in Delhi is the first person to get a case under the new criminal law code, dubbed as Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, which came into force on Monday.
Adultery should be made crime again: MPs' panel tells govt in report on Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita
New Delhi/IBNS: Adultery should be made a crime again to "protect the institution of marriage" which is "sacred", a parliamentary panel Tuesday recommended to the government in its report on the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, a bill tabled by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in September.