Can a Consensual Relationship Become Rape Under Section 63 BNS? Latest Judgments Explained.

by thisisadmin | Aug 4, 2026 | Crininal, Rape Case

Few questions in Indian criminal law generate as much confusion — and as much litigation — as this one: if two adults enter into a relationship willingly, and it later ends in a promise of marriage going unfulfilled, does that retroactively turn the relationship into...

Think Your Traffic Challan Disappears When Your Vehicle “Expires”? Here’s Why That’s a Costly Myth.

by thisisadmin | Jul 31, 2026 | Traffic Laws

If you own an old vehicle that’s approaching the government-mandated age limit — 15 years for petrol vehicles or 10 years for diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR, as per Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal orders — you may have heard a comforting rumour:...

The Marital Rape Exception Under Section 63 BNS: Where the Law Still Falls Short.

by thisisadmin | Jul 8, 2026 | Crininal, Rape Case

India rewrote its entire criminal code in 2024. Sedition was reworked, new offences like mob lynching and organised crime were added, and the language of the Indian Penal Code was modernised across the board. But one provision made the journey from the colonial-era...

What the Courts Have Said About “Rape” and the “False Promise of Marriage”

by thisisadmin | Mar 8, 2026 | Crininal, Rape Case

When the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in July 2024, Section 375 IPC — the provision defining rape — became Section 63 BNS. The wording is almost identical to its predecessor, which means the mountain of Supreme Court and...

Section 63 BNS vs Section 375 IPC: What Actually Changed?

by thisisadmin | May 8, 2025 | Crininal, Rape Case

If you learned criminal law under the old regime, “Section 375” probably still comes to mind faster than “Section 63.” That’s normal — the Indian Penal Code (IPC) governed rape law for over 160 years before the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita...