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Are Doctors Protected From Medical Negligence In New Criminal Bill?

BY Shahina K. K.

Amit Shah introducing the new Criminal Law Bills 2023 in Lok Sabha

New Criminal Law Bills Passed: For India or Bharat?

BY Agnideb Bandyopadhyay

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Parliament Gears Up For Winter Session With 21 Bills, Including Financial Items

BY Outlook Web Desk

Jailer Receiving the Mahant of Tarakeshwar in Prison, 1800s. The Tarakeshwar murder case of 1873 was a public scandal in Calcutta. It concerned an affair between Elokeshi, a young wife, and the chief priest of the Shiva temple at Tarakeshwar. Having learned about the affair, her jealous husband cut Elokeshi?s throat with a fish knife on May 27, 1873. In the subsequent trial, the husband, Banerji, was sentenced to life imprisonment and the priest was fined and imprisoned for three years.

Parliamentary Panel Favours Recriminalising Adultery To Safeguard Institution Of Marriage

Women from different organisations hold a protest rally demanding women's safety in Lucknow

BNS 2023: Amid Provisions For Women’s Safety, Gender Equality Finds No Mention

BY Sharmita Kar

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Can The New Laws Really Decolonise Indian Criminal Justice System?

BY Naseer Ganai

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Opinion: Stricter Penal Provisions Are Political Shortcuts

BY Mohammad Adil

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The Promise To Repeal Sedition Nothing But Liberal Rhetoric

BY Shahina K. K.

Protests against Section 377 of IPC before 2018 SC verdict

What Is Section 377 Of IPC? Centre's New Bill Raises Questions Over Men's Safety Against Sexual Offences - Explained

BY Outlook Web Desk

Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Pune.

Concealing Identity, Having Intercourse Under False Promise Of Marriage Could Land Violator In Jail Up To 10 Years: New Bill In Parliament

BY Outlook Web Desk