Fine, as a form of punishment under Indian Penal Law, is a pecuniary penalty imposed by the court upon conviction of an offender. It is one of the recognized punishments under Section 53 of the Indian ...

Australia’s three largest tobacco wholesalers say the high cost of legal cigarettes is causing smokers to turn to the black ...

The Supreme Court has repeatedly interpreted Article 21 (Right to Life) to include the right to live with dignity, which extends to prisoners as well. Articles 14, 15, 17, and 23 also provide ...

A Delhi court, while sentencing four people to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for a gang rape, said the convicts didn't ...

Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still ...

Shistachar Squads’ will be formed in Delhi to prevent 'eve-teasing' by 'enforcing the law without imposing personal or cultural morality' while also protecting victims from public scrutiny and ...

BURGLARY hotspots in England and Wales where thousands of homes are broken into every month have been revealed. The Sun has ...

In a statement issued on Sunday, Hezbollah considered that “this aggression comes in a desperate attempt to dissuade this proud nation from continuing its heroic support for the Palestinian people and ...

The cell used for solitary confinement, popularly known as “the hole,” was generally referred to as “the dungeon” 100 years ago and both the city and county jails in Ross County had one. The dungeon ...

PALESTINIANS in Gaza and the West Bank have been forced to live a dreadful life amid the intermittent horrors of bombings and ...

Delhi's Karkardooma Court has sentenced four convicts to 20 years of jail punishment in a decade-old case involving abduction ...

A CRACKDOWN on 'barbaric' poaching and hare coursing began at Croome Court last night after reports of the 'serious crime' taking place nearby. The Kempsey and Alfrick Safer Neighbourhood Team is ...