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New code does away with ‘unnatural sex’ as offence | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Discarding the prudish moral climate of the 19th century reflected in the British-framed Indian Penal Code of 1860, the Union government in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, proposing to replace the IPC, has done away with ‘unnatural sex‘ as an offence, which under the existing Code attracts a punishment of a 10-year …

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Ipc: Criminal justice laws set for overhaul: Govt brings bills to replace IPC, CrPC | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s criminal justice system is set for a complete overhaul. The government on Friday moved three bills in the Lok Sabha to replace colonial-era codes, with the objective of speeding up trials by laying down specific timelines, boosting rates of conviction by improving the quality of evidence and ensuring its integrity and …

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Shah: Sex promising marriage a crime, 20 yrs’ RI proposed for gangrape | India News

[ad_1] Marrying a woman by concealing identity or having intercourse under false promise of marriage, promotion or employment will be treated as crime for the first time under the proposed law — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill that will replace the Indian Penal Code. This will attract imprisonment up to 10 years. Home minister Amit …

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Women misusing Section 376 as weapon, says Uttarakhand HC, dismisses rape case | India News

[ad_1] DEHRADUN: Quashing rape charges levelled against a man, Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma of the Uttarakhand high court said, “In today’s modern society, offence under IPC Section 376 (rape) is being misused by women as a weapon as soon as some differences arise with their partner to duress upon the other party for many unknown …

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