National Crime Records Bureau

Recognising this form of service for certain categories of accused is a wise and constructive move towards reformation and will decrease overcrowding in many jails 

In a shocking incident in Delhi, a teenager allegedly stabbed to death an 18-year-old on the street after which he started dancing on the spot. The crime has raised several questions on the crimes committed by minors and how the young are behaving in today’s fast-paced world

Despite stringent rules, the sale of acid continues unchecked on e commerce sites and elsewhere leading to horrific instances of the victims being disfigured for life. Worse, it takes up to 10 years for an acid attack case to be resolved in court.

It’s been almost 29 years since the National Human Rights Commission was formed. But it has a long, tough road ahead as is evident from the figures of rights abuses in India.

A rampaging mob killing a hapless man is not the best of sights; but it is a living reality in India. India has a history of extra-judicial killings by men in police uniform, alternatively termed as “encounter killings”. But taking of law in hands by the mentally fevered group of persons and torturing and slaughtering of individuals in full public view is downright barbaric.

By Dr Swati Jindal Garg ...

The letter sought to bring it to the notice of the Supreme Court of India of the misuse of Section 498A, which has the power to deal with the peril of cruelty and doldrums a married woman faces in the form of dowry demands, which in many a case has led to the demise of the woman.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday will hear a plea seeking a direction to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), to recognise and classify Transgenders as a separate third gender in their Annual Publication of Prison Statistics India.

The Delhi High Court while hearing a case related to child pornography has directed the police agencies to forward sexually explicit material relating to the petitioner to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) to identify the persons who are re-uploading the offensive content in India.

With jailbreaks in the ne...