The new criminal laws in India, effective from July 1, encompass a wide range of offenses with increased imprisonment durations, newly introduced mandatory punishments, and enhanced fines. These laws leave no discretion to the court and impose fixed periods of imprisonment specified by law for specific offenses, such as buying a child for prostitution and facilitating organized crime.
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on a petitioner who raised objections to the oath-taking ceremony of the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, alleging it to be “defective.” The petitioner, identified as Dr. Pankaj Kumudchandra Phadnis, approached the apex court with the contention that the […]
