We have all read books about the iron fist of the British raj. But Alastair McClure’s Trials of Sovereignty shows that it was the velvet glove of mercy that truly sustained colonial power. McClure ...

India’s government has moved three bills in the lower house of parliament aimed at overhauling some colonial-era criminal laws, ranging from the controversial sedition law to strengthening laws that ...

India's British-drafted penal code includes some highly problematic provisions, which define "sedition" far too vaguely, criminalize homosexual acts, and allow for the prosecution of adultery (but ...

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) came into effect from July 1.(HT_PRINT) The first FIR under India's new ...

Last week, India's ruling government unveiled three new bills in parliament, stating that they would usher in a "significant transformation in our criminal justice system". The bills are crafted to ...