Can the Indian Penal Code be amended?

BILL further to amend the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. (1) This Act may be called the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 2020. (2) It shall come into force at once.

When was Crpc last amended?

1973
BILL further to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. MGIPMRND—6005RS(S3)—16-03-2020.

Which is the latest amendment in IPC?

“The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 provides amongst many other provisions, the death penalty for rape or gang rape of a girl less than 12 years, no anticipatory bail for such crime, completion of investigation in two months, and trials to be completed in two months,” he said.

When an appeal has been filed against a sentence passed u/s 376 376A 376AB 376B 376C 376D 376DA 376DB 376E of IPC The appeal shall be disposed of?

When an appeal has been filed against a sentence passed under section 376, section 376A, section 376AB, section 376B, section 376C, section 376D, section 376DA, section 376DB or section 376E of the Indian Penal Code, the appeal shall be disposed of within a period of six months from the date of filing of such appeal 1.

Who is the father of IPC?

Thomas Babington Macaulay
The draft of the Indian Penal Code was prepared by the First Law Commission, chaired by Thomas Babington Macaulay in 1834 and was submitted to Governor-General of India Council in 1835.

How many Indian Penal Code are there?

Sections in IPC (576 total)

How many times CrPC amended?

The CrPC was created for the first time ever in 1882 and then amended in 1898, then according to the 41st Law Commission report in 1973.

What is Section 376 A?

—Whoever has sexual intercourse with his own wife, who is living separately from him under a decree of separation or under any custom or usage without her consent shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine.]

What is the Article 376?

(1) Whoever, except in the cases provided for in sub-section (2), commits rape, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment of either description for a term which 1 [shall not be less than ten years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine].

What is the punishment for IPC 376?

Who can file appeal against acquittal?

Such appeals, that is appeals against orders of acquittal passed by a Magistrate in respect of a cognizable and non-bailable offence can only be filed in the Sessions Court at the instance of the Public Prosecutor as directed by the District Magistrate.

Is there constitutional validity of Section 376 of Indian Penal Code?

It was submitted that section 376-A also violates Article 14 of the Indian Constitution as there are numerous provisions for punishing repeating offenders under IPC, however, Section 376-E does not follow the ‘offence paradigm’ as envisaged in IPC.

What was the amendment in Indian Penal Code in 1983?

Amendments in provisions for Rape under Indian Penal Code in 1983 is mainly for issues of Minimum punishment for rape cases i.e. Section 376 (1), Special rape cases under Section 376 (2) (a-g) and Section 376 (2) (A-D).

Which is an offence under Section 376 of IPC?

It is an act of forceful sexual intercourse with a woman against her will. Section 376 of IPC provides punishment for committing the offence of rape.

Why is Section 375 of IPC so vague in India?

To understand why the Indian legal system is so vague about marital rape, we must analyse the laws which talk about it, i.e.- Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code. Section 375 states what rape is.