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Parliamentary panel approves Hindi names for proposed criminal laws

A parliamentary panel has held that the Hindi names given to the three proposed criminal laws is not unconstitutional, dismissing criticism against the move by some political parties and their leaders. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs headed by BJP MP Brijlal has taken note of the wording of Article 348 of the Constitution, which says that the language to be used in the Supreme Court and in the high courts, as well as for Acts, Bills and other legal documents shall be in English language. "The committee finds that as the text of the Sanhita is in English, it does not violate the provisions of Article 348 of the Constitution. The committee is satisfied with the response of the Ministry of Home Affairs and holds that the name given to the proposed legislation is not in violation of Article 348 of the Constitution of India," the panel said in its report submitted to Rajya Sabha. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS-2023), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS-2023) a

Mukhtar Ansari gets life imprisonment: What is Awadhesh Rai murder case?

The gangster-turned-politician has been convicted for several crimes and is already serving a 10-year sentence for a kidnapping and murder case

Court orders and govt decisions: A look back at criminal justice in 2022

Sedition, bail law, and criminal law reforms--we look at some of the major announcements for criminal justice in India

Criminal justice system sometimes compounds victim's trauma, says CJI

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said it is "unfortunate" that the manner in which the criminal justice system functions sometimes compounds the victim's trauma

Story in numbers: 3 in 4 prisoners in Indian jails await trial, shows data

Globally, India ranks sixth, after Liechtenstein (91.7 per cent), San Marino (88.9 per cent), Haiti (81.9 per cent), Gabon (80.2 per cent), and Bangladesh (80 per cent)

CJI Ramana flags issue of large population of undertrials in jails

Out of 6.10 lakh prisoners in the country, nearly 80 per cent are undertrials, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said while stressing the need to increase the efficiency of the criminal justice system

Brutality can't be ignored as crime is against society: Supreme Court

Brutality committed on a victim cannot be ignored in a criminal proceeding as the crime is not against an individual but the society, which needs to be dealt sternly, said the Supreme Court on Monday

British lawyer Amal Clooney appointed special adviser to ICC prosecutor

British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney was named Friday as one of 17 special advisers to the new chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

New laws mark the end of innocence

The reversal of burden of proof on cow, love Jihad, dissent and citizenship turns the tenets of judicial system on its head

Letters to BS: CJI should lead in fixing criminal justice delivery system

A broken justice system results in unconstitutional methods of delivering justice

Law Ministry for 'procedural reforms' to improve criminal justice

Data from the National Crime Records Bureau shows that there were 2.8 million serious criminal cases pending in 2014