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Abetment of suicide charges shouldn't be mechanically applied: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that abetment of suicide charges under IPC should not be applied mechanically to comfort grieving families
Published on Jan 17, 2025 06:30 PM IST
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BMW crash: Mumbai cops fumble over new BNS provisions; Do homework, says court
BMW crash: The defence said the charge of culpable homicide was not applicable on Rajesh Shah since he was not driving the car nor was he present at the spot.
Published on Jul 08, 2024 10:57 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh numero uno in solving cases related with women
According to the state government, Siddharthnagar registered a total of 799 cases related to women until April 30 this year. Of these, the final report was submitted in 798 cases, achieving a remarkable disposal rate of 99.87 per cent and securing the top position statewide.
Updated on Jul 05, 2024 05:06 AM IST
Goodbye 420: BNS 318/319 replaces IPC 420, but celebs feel it will stay alive
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 318/319 have replaced section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), but pop culture will keep it alive in jokes and slang.
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 01:07 PM IST
Yashika MathurKriti Kambiri
Section 498A: Bid for modern justice should not gloss over women's safety
India's push for modern criminal laws faces a hurdle with retention of Section 498A, raising debates on balancing women's safety with safeguards against misuse
Published on May 09, 2024 01:39 AM IST
Shreyas Iyer issues cheeky toss remark after KKR extend lead over CSK, RR in IPL
Shreyas Iyer revealed that KKR's ‘dressing room has been havoc’ as the franchise is losing tosses regularly in the IPL 2024.
Published on May 06, 2024 07:54 AM IST
HT Sports Desk, New Delhi
Police add criminal conspiracy charge to Shah ‘doctored’ video case FIR
The development came a day after the Delhi Police arrested Arun Reddy (37), who runs an account named ‘Spirit of Congress’, in connection with the case.
Updated on May 05, 2024 02:44 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
‘Consent immaterial’: Madhya Pradesh HC says unnatural sex with wife not rape
Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that unnatural sex with wife cannot be considered rape, even if it is non-consensual.
Published on May 04, 2024 04:00 PM IST
Complaint of cruelty by ‘second wife’ not maintainable against husband: HC
In such cases, however, the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 was applicable if there was a demand for dowry, the court observed.
Updated on Apr 04, 2024 04:42 AM IST
JItendra Sarin, Prayagraj
Panchkula: 24-year-old attacked for refusing to strike compromise in assault case
Complainant Sagar of Gandhi Colony told police that on Thursday around 5.30 pm, three men, Harpal, Asif and Badam, along with 10–15 other people, attacked him with weapons after intercepting his way
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 09:28 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
Yes Milord, the process is often punishment
Procedural delays are a troublesome feature of the Indian justice system.
Published on Feb 29, 2024 09:10 PM IST
HT Editorial
ED attaches ₹2 crore assets in bank fraud case
The firm allegedly misappropriated a nationalised bank’s funds causing it to suffer financial losses. The irregularity took place in the bank’s Ghaziabad branch.
Updated on Feb 08, 2024 09:02 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Ludhiana: Man gets 20-year RI for raping 11-year-old niece
Court of additional sessions judge Amar Jeet Singh, (fast-track special court under POCSO) convicted a petrol pump employee for raping his 11-year-old niece on Monday. The court awarded him 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under section 6 read of the POCSO Act in a 2022 rape case.
Updated on Feb 06, 2024 05:14 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
SGPC general house passes resolution against police action at Sultanpur Lodhi gurdwara
In the special meeting of the general house of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) held on Thursday, a resolution was passed in the case of police entering Gurdwara Akal Bunga Sahib, Sultanpur Lodhi, with shoes, firing, throwing tear gas shells and alleged violation of maryada (conduct).
Updated on Feb 02, 2024 06:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Amritsar
Auto workshop owner robbed of car, cash in Ludhiana
The miscreants robbed the man of cash, gold, debit cards and drove away the Maruti Suzuki Swift car after pushing him out of the moving car, Ludhiana police said
Updated on Jan 31, 2024 11:31 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Should you worry about using syrups with Mefenamic Acid to treat fever in kids?
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) issued a drug safety alert for painkiller ‘Meftal’. Here are some pointers that parents should know to treat fever in kids
Updated on Jan 24, 2024 06:56 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi
Video of passenger, who punched IndiGo pilot, saying ‘sorry sir’ goes viral
The passenger, Sahil Kataria who physically assaulted the captain of a Delhi-Goa IndiGo flight, is likely to be put on the 'no-fly' list.
Updated on Jan 15, 2024 12:14 PM IST
Class 9 student of govt school in Karnataka delivers baby; POCSO case filed
Government school student, 14, gives birth to baby boy, rape case under investigation
Published on Jan 11, 2024 08:59 PM IST
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Jalandhar DSP murder: Auto driver shot dead DSP after scuffle, say Punjab Police
The accused, identified as Vijay Kumar of Lambra village, was arrested on Wednesday after the police zeroed in on him on the basis of CCTV footage.
Updated on Jan 05, 2024 08:10 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jalandhar
Panchkula: 47-year-old man dies in road mishap, case filed
Complainant Safrul Khan of Rampur Sainiyaa village in Mohali said on December 23 he and his cousin Islam Khalifa were going to Raiwala village in Ambala on their two-wheelers.
Updated on Dec 25, 2023 08:26 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
View: Why the three laws were needed for new age crimes
Amit Shah said the three bills to replace the colonial-era criminal laws seek to bring comprehensive changes to the criminal justice system.
Published on Dec 22, 2023 10:36 AM IST
Man arrested for confining, assaulting girlfriend
A man in Mumbai was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend after wrongfully confining her and extorting ₹17 lakh from her. His two aunts are also involved in the crime and are currently on the run. The victim had refused to pay any more money to the accused, leading to the assault.
Updated on Dec 05, 2023 07:22 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
Ludhiana: Father, brother held for sexually harassing 20-yr-old woman
The City Khanna Police have arrested the father and brother of a 20-year-old woman for allegedly sexually harassing her
Updated on Nov 17, 2023 05:12 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
ASI arrested for sexually harassing woman constable
An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) deputed at the office of the senior superintendent of police (SSP), Khanna, has been arrested for sexually harassing a woman constable. According to the woman constable, the accused was forcing her to establish physical relations with him and also threatened to transfer her.
Updated on Nov 05, 2023 05:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Banker, cousin get life term for kidnapping, murdering kanungo
The court sentenced the accused to 7 years rigorous imprisonment under Section 365 read with section 120 B and 201 of the IPC.
Updated on Oct 22, 2023 05:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Noida police serves notice to private school over girl’s allegations of assault, molestation
According to the police, the parents of the 16-year-old girl submitted a complaint at the Sector 39 police station on Friday evening, after the incident took place in the afternoon
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 05:52 AM IST
Kerala: 3 booked for pruning tree that shadowed ad on Vijayan
A few days prior to the incident, some persons had approached the school authorities asking if they could chop off the branches of a tree within the compound, said a school official
Updated on Oct 11, 2023 08:26 AM IST
Ludhiana: Man eying spouse visa duped of ₹40 lakh
The complainant stated that he married Gagandeep on condition that his family will incur the entire expenditure to send her abroad; after reaching abroad, Gagandeep would take her to Canada on a spouse visa
Published on Oct 06, 2023 10:55 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Haryana man gets death penalty for rape-murder of minor
The special Pocso court also announced financial assistance of ₹30 lakh to the kin of the deceased by the District Legal Services Authority
Updated on Sep 16, 2023 11:45 PM IST
Neeraj Mohan, Karnal
Woman dies in Ambala village, husband, in-laws booked for murder
The deceased woman, originally from Kurukshetra, was married to a man from an Ambala village in 2010. The victim’s brother told the police that in 2022, one of them had also attacked her. “After several common meetings, we used to send her back, but she would return to her parents often as she was mentally tortured,” he said.
Updated on Sep 13, 2023 12:37 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ambala