The Legislative Committee of the National Council (NC) yesterday, has proposed major changes to the Penal Code of Bhutan 2004, aiming to modernise the law and address inconsistencies.

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The Ministry of Public Security has proposed adding new principal and supplementary punishments to the draft amended Penal Code, including electronic monitoring and entry bans.

The Revised Penal Code prescribes a penalty of arresto mayor — imprisonment ranging from one month and one day to six months — for unlawful publication of false information.

In an unusual financial strain, police stations across Madhya Pradesh have been spending thousands of rupees on pen drives every month.

Argentina is planning to remove femicide from its penal code, the administration of President Javier Milei has said, dealing another blow to women's rights in the country.

Should extrajudicial killings be defined and criminalized through a separate bill or integrated into the Revised Penal Code?

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has signed a manifesto with the University of the Philippines (UP) to work together in improving the country’s penal laws. The cooperation ...

A source note in the 1925 Penal Code reveals that this law was in effect as early as 1866 but was removed in 1973. However, milking someone else’s cow remains illegal today.