The SC referred to a Constitution bench of at least five judges a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the colonial-era provision of sedition under the IPC.
Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on September 12 a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of colonial-era provision of sedition under the Indian Penal Code
A 34-year-old man was found hanging while the bodies of his three children were found on a bed of their house in a village here on Saturday morning, police said.
The key bills include a new penal code against mob lynching, death provision for the rape of minors and a time-bound approval to prosecute civil servants.
Police said that the accused has been arrested/apprehended under Sections 376D/323/34 Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)Act.
The criminal defamation case was filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his alleged “how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?” remarks.