The Indian Penal Code addresses criminal liability of children through a protective framework that recognizes children's developmental limitations and their inability to form criminal intent. The law ...

A 74-year-old rickshaw puller has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting two minor girls ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises cruelty towards women by their husbands or in-laws, does not violate the right to equality ...