Cause and manner of suspected dowry deaths in a metro city of India by Indrani Das, Kanad Bag*

Subjects: “…dowry; unnatural death; magistrate inquest; indian penal code…”
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Legal sanctity of consent for surgical procedures in India by Gauri Sharma, Vivek Tandon, P. Sarat Chandra

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Historical origins of the insanity defense in Sri Lanka and India by L. A. de Alwis

Subjects: “…insanity defense, indian penal code, sri lankan penal code…”
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Strengthening the effectiveness of Indian Penal Code (1860) regarding spitting of tobacco at public places - A case study from North region of Indian subcontinent by Areet Kaur, Gurmandeep Singh

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Reading down of Section 377 of Indian penal code is a welcome move for HIV prevention and control among men having sex with men in India by Partha Haldar, Shashi Kant

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Battered Woman Syndrome: Prospect of Situating It Within Criminal Law in India by A. Deb

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BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME: PROSPECT OF SITUATING IT WITHIN CRIMINAL LAW IN INDIA by AISHWARYA DEB

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Insanity defense: Past, present, and future by Suresh Bada Math, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Sydney Moirangthem

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A critical analysis of the standard of consent in rape law in India by Nikunj Kulshreshtha

Subjects: “…indian penal code…”
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Circulations of Law: Colonial Precedents, Contemporary Questions by Iza Hussin

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Being Gay under India’s Constitution by Adeel Hussain

“…<p>Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code penzalizes &#8222;carnal intercourse against the order of nature&#8220;. …”
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Decriminalising Homosexuality in India as a Matter of Transformative Constitutionalism by Kanad Bagchi

“…All these searching questions and much more came to form a distinct part of the decision of the Indian Supreme Court (Court) when it was called upon to rule on the constitutional validly of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. </p> …”
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Decolonising Criminal Law? by Abhinav Sekhri

“…These were proposed statutes to replace the holy trinity of Indian criminal law: The Indian Penal Code of 1860, the Criminal Procedure Code of 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, were to be replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam respectively. …”
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Laws of child abuse in Indian perspective: A review by Theertha Dinesh, Ambili Ayilliath, Rena Ephraim, Ramnesh Parikkal

“…Even though our country has different sections in the Indian penal code and many laws for the protection of children, still at the zeroth hour many corrupt rises.…”
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From rape to sexual assault: Legal provisions and mental health implications by R C Jiloha

“…In India, "rape laws" began with the enactment of Indian Penal Code in 1860. There have been subsequent amendments, and the main issue of focus remained the definition of rape which has been recently broadened to include a wide range of sexual activities. …”
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(De-) criminalization of attempted suicide in India: A review by Rajeev Ranjan, Saurabh Kumar, Raman Deep Pattanayak, Anju Dhawan, Rajesh Sagar

“…Attempted suicide is a serious problem requiring mental health interventions, but it continues to be treated as a criminal offence under the section 309 of Indian Penal Code. The article reviews the international legal perspective across various regions of the world, discusses the unintended consequences of section 309 IPC and highlights the need for decriminalization of attempted suicide in India. …”
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Social Acceptance and Section 377: A Case Study of Transgender People in Jammu City by Priya Parul, Kumar Anurag

“…The Supreme Court of India recently decriminalized section 377 of the Indian Penal Code to outlaw the unfair violence and discrimination against transgender people. …”
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Right to commit suicide in India: A comparative analysis with suggestion for the policymakers by Farhana Helal Mehtab, Arif Mahmud, Riaduzzaman, Mahabub Ul Alam Khan, Fariha Hossen

“…Under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 attempt to commit suicide is still considered an offense. …”
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Are we being trained to discriminate? Need to sensitize doctors in India on issues of gender and sexuality by Harshit Sharma

“…Correcting the deficiencies is a priority in the face of the recent ruling by the Honorable Supreme Court of India striking down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that previously criminalized consensual carnal intercourse among consenting adults of this community of people.…”
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Legalizing passive euthanasia: a comparative study between Malaysia and India / Farah Nazreen Mirza Mohammad Taiyab Beg, Irdina Azizi and Aramy Rasyid Mohamed by Mirza Mohammad Taiyab Beg, Farah Nazreen, Azizi, Irdina, Mohamed, Aramy Rasyid

“…Besides that, Malaysia's Penal Code is based on the Indian Penal Code. The act of euthanasia is a crime under Section 299 amd 300 of Malaysian Penal Code. …”
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