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For defamation to be said to be done, an individual must have either created or disseminated content that is defamatory, i.e., that causes injury to a third party's reputation.

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (the "Act") is a special statute laying down a comprehensive law that aims to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography.

The term "Cybercrime" feels particularly outdated nowadays. It is used to signify (comparatively) humdrum acts like online obscenity, identity theft, or financial malfeasance.

The recent sexual assault case of a female student of Anna University had laid bare the glaring inadequacies in campus security, sparking a political firestorm and underscored the urgent need for systematic reforms in educational institutions.

Recently, the Supreme Court on 19 August 2020, in Rhea Chakraborty v. State of Bihar & Ors, has illuminated on various crucial elementary concepts of criminal law including power to transfer investigation under Section 406 ...

Therefore, if proceeds are generated as a result of a scheduled offence and such proceeds are being laundered or there is an attempt to launder them, the offence of money laundering is being committed.

The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) is the bedrock of commercial and financial law in India, governing instruments such as promissory notes, bills of exchange, and cheques.

Despite instances of transit anticipatory bail having been granted as far back as 1980, the phrase "transit anticipatory bail" is not defined under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 or any other law in India.

The enactment of laws against sexual harassment and other offences against women has been a significant step in protecting women from unwelcome and inappropriate...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings under Section 354-A of the Indian Penal Code (sexual harassment) against a company director who used profane language during...

Look-Out Circulars, though not defined under the Indian Legal System, generally refer to a document issued to monitor and prevent the movement of persons wanted by the law enforcement agencies.

On 23 March 2026, the Committee on the Empowerment of Women presented its Fourth Report on Cyber Crimes and Cyber Safety of Women to Parliament.

The Supreme Court examined whether the use of abusive language constitutes obscenity under Indian Penal Code provisions, focusing on the distinction between vulgar speech and legally obscene material. The ruling establishes critical precedent on when offensive language crosses into criminal obscenity, requiring sexual connotation rather than mere vulgarity.

In a criminal trial the charge is the foundation of the accusation & every care must be taken to see that it is not only properly framed but evidence is only tampered with respect to matters put in the charge and not the other matters.

The Criminal laws were made more stringent, when in the year 2013 the Indian Penal Code, 1860 stood amended...

Constitutional Bench of Hon’ble S.C. comprising Chief Justice P. Sathasivam , Justice B.S. Chauhan , Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S.A. Bobde.

As per Kroll's Financial Crime Report 2025, over 70% of executives expect financial crime risk to increase, yet only 23% believe their organization's compliance program is very effective...