Indian Penal Code Archives

The Three New Criminal Laws: A Woman’s View

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The Indian criminal law system has been overhauled by the three criminal laws namely the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) act, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) act and the Bhartiya Sakshiya act (BSA) which seek to supersede the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the CrPC, 1973 and the Evidence Act, 1872 respectively. Since then, the changes introduced by these laws and their implications on the society have been a matter of discussion in the legal and political world. In addition to carrying the colonial baggage, the old penal code is premised on archaic notions of womens’ role in the society, which hindered their social progress and further rendered gender equality a far-fetched goal.

Sexually Provocative Dress: Another essential for Sexual Harassment?

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As practitioners/students of law and justice, we are all well aware of Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Even those who are from the non-legal areas of society are aware of the term “sexual harassment”. The basic definition of sexual harassment comes from the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): “Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual’s employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.”

Economic Abuse Under Domestic Violence Act

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Domestic violence against women is not uncommon in Indian society. It affects a large number of women, and the majority of them are so used to it that they don’t even report it. Nonetheless, many people continue to be victims of domestic abuse. Domestic violence is a strategy of instilling fear and servility in a person in a domestic setting, such as a household. The motivation for this violence can range from the need to maintain an individual’s power structure over another to the desire to instill/coerce another for self-gratification.

Stand of The Supreme Court on Rights of Sex Workers: The Story so far.

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The Indian sex workers case is making the top headline these days. The recent order dated 19-05-2022 given in the case of Budhadev Karmaskar v. State of West Bengal And Ors., popular as the sex workers case the Hon’ble Apex Court has categorically recognized that the basic protection of human decency and dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution of India extends to sex workers and their children, who, bearing the brunt of social stigma attached to their work, are removed to the fringes of the society, deprived of their right to live with dignity and opportunities to provide the same to their children.

Marital Rape in India: An Outdated Legislation

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The doors of Delhi High Court have been fluttering since last one month with voices being raised to criminalize exception 2 Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). All India Democratic Women Association, RIT Foundation and two other organizations are behind putting forth this initiative. The Court has been going through the legality of the exception and whether it serves any purpose in modern-day India or is it just a colonial provision still draping in the books of the criminal manual.

Sex Toys: Instruments Of Inclusivity Or Urban, Or Normative Status Symbols?

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“There was one problem. My wrist. When I got over the initial awkwardness of being naked just for my own pleasure, I found that a vibrator was not all you needed to achieve pleasure, you also needed another thing not as spoken about as this device – the capability to hold and move it, and the finger strength and motor ability that requires”, says the anonymous writer who suffers from chronic arthritis, as she chronicles her experience of using a vibrator for the Revival Disability Magazine.

Medical Termination Of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021: Progressive But Restrictive

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The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 has become operative from the 24th of September 2021. The amendment alters the parent legislation i.e., Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (MTP Act 1971) which provides a legal framework regarding abortions in India. The amendment increases the gestation limit for abortions by amending Section 3 of the act.

Tripura: Two Journalists Detained For Covering Communal Violence

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Two journalists were granted bail on November 15, 2021 by the Gomati District Court at Udaipur.
An FIR was registered on November 14 at the Kumarghat police station in Tripura against the two Journalists – Samridhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha, of the HW News Network. Following this, they were arrested on the same day because of their reportage on Tripura Violence.

Indian Judiciary on Rape Cases

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Rape has been defined under Section 375 of the IPC (Indian Penal Code, 1860), which states that rape is said to have been committed when a man has sexual intercourse with a woman against her will, without her consent, by coercion, misrepresentation, or fraud or at a time when she has been intoxicated or duped or is of unsound mental health and in any case if she is under 18 years of age.

Tribulation Of Innocent Hands

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By Advocate Meenu Padha; Co- Authors – Tavleen Kaur & Vinayak Sonkar India needs an instant nationwide awareness and campaigns against the child labour to protect and safeguard children from…