The top court was hearing an appeal by the Karnataka government challenging the high court’s decision to acquit an accused of ...

In a deal offered to the U.S. by El Salvador, American criminals could find themselves imprisoned thousands of miles from home in the small Central American country notorious for its harsh penal ...

LANSING, Mich. — A new law signed Monday will extend the statute of limitations for crimes involving criminal sexual assault.

From July 1, India will replace its colonial-era criminal laws with a set of three new penal laws. The Indian Penal Code of 1860 will be substituted by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita or the BNS ...