Criminal Offences

Cruelty and dowry harassment cases in Bangalore: IPC 498A, now BNS 85 and 86, the Dowry Prohibition Act, arrest safeguards, bail, mediation and quashing.

What to do after online or UPI fraud in Bangalore: call 1930, report on cybercrime.gov.in, the IT Act and BNS sections that apply, and how a lawyer can help.

Defamation in India can be both a criminal offence and a civil wrong. This guide compares criminal defamation under IPC 499–500 (now BNS 356) with a civil suit for damages, including defences and remedies.

Miscarriage is the natural loss of a pregnancy, while abortion is its deliberate termination. This guide explains the medical difference and the law in India – the MTP Act, 1971 and the offences in BNS 88–92 (formerly IPC 312–316).

India’s rape laws were substantially strengthened in 2013 and 2018 and now sit in Sections 63–70 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. This guide explains the definition of rape, punishments, procedure and the rights of survivors.

White-collar crime covers financial offences committed by people in positions of trust – fraud, bribery, cheating and money laundering. This guide explains the main types, the laws that apply and notable Indian cases.

Criminal conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit an illegal act. This guide explains the offence under IPC 120A and 120B (now BNS 61), what the prosecution must prove and key judgments.

Criminal intimidation – threatening someone to alarm them or force their hand – is punishable under IPC 503 and 506, now Section 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. This guide explains the offence, its punishment, bail, compounding and leading cases.

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, passed after the December 2012 Delhi gang-rape case, overhauled India’s laws on sexual offences. This guide explains its key changes and where those provisions now sit in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Offences against the State – such as waging war against India – are treated as among the most serious crimes, and courts can take cognizance of them only with prior government sanction. This guide explains these offences and the sanction rules under CrPC Section 196 (now BNSS 217).