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1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court convicts Sajjan Kumar in murder case

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in connection with the killing of a father-son duo in the Saraswati Vihar area on November 1, 1984, during the anti-Sikh riots. Special judge Kaveri Baweja pronounced the conviction order and fixed the arguments on the quantum of the sentence on February 18. This case is related to the killing of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh in the Saraswati Vihar area during the riots. Earlier on January 31, the Rouse Avenue Cou...

September 16, 2024 6:10 PM

New criminal laws into effect: IPC, CrPC, Indian Evidence Act will be replaced from today

In a move that will completely overhaul the criminal justice system in the country, three new criminal laws come into effect from today, July 1. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), passed in Parliament last December, will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 respectively. Several new provisions have been incorporated in the thr...