In a significant relief for Arvind Kejriwal, a Delhi court acquitted the former chief minister in cases related to ...

The ruling clarifies that investigation of corruption offences is not reserved exclusively for the CBI. State police agencies may proceed under the PC Act if statutory rank requirements are ...

Through her counsel, Umer Ijaz Gilani, Bibi Shukria of Quetta challenged the Dec 16, 2025 order of the Balochistan High Court (BHC), which upheld the police’s refusal to register the FIR by rejecting ...

The issue was whether a WhatsApp image from a third party could justify a cash addition. The Tribunal held the digital evidence inadmissible due to lack of lawful collection and chain of custody, ...

Accurate scrutiny should begin with precision about what the law actually says, how it functions legally, and where ...

At first glance, the criminal code appears to be a typical legal framework. But the state’s goal is not to protect citizens, ...

Indonesia’s long-delayed overhaul of its criminal justice system took effect last week, with the government hailing the “historic” change that would usher in a “more humane” era of law enforcement, ...

According to the presidency's statement, the draft Criminal Procedure Law was received from the House of Representatives on 26 August 2025, with a request for its promulgation. Since then, numerous ...

which, among other provisions, could impose a six-month jail term on anyone organising a parade, rally, or demonstration on public streets without police notification. This provision converts an ...

KARACHI: Two judicial magistrates extended the police remand of a suspected child rapist in two sexual assault ...

The reinstatement of slavery in Afghanistan removes all doubt that the Taliban intend to subject Afghanistan to a hideously regressive form of government.

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has presented a series of extensive reforms before the Federal Cabinet to the Criminal Procedure Code of 1898 in order to modernize country's judicial framework and in ...