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'''Indian criminal law''' is the law relating to criminal conduct in [[India]].<br />
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==Divisions==<br />
Indian criminal laws are divided into three major acts i.e. [[Indian Penal Code]], 1860,<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/2263|title=Indian Penal Code, 1860}}</ref> [[Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (India)|Code of Criminal Procedure]], 1973,<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/16225/|title=Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973}}</ref> and [[Indian Evidence Act]], 1872.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/2188|title=Indian Evidence Act, 1872}}</ref> Besides these major acts, special Criminal Laws are also passed by the Indian Parliament, i.e., [[Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985|NDPS]], [[Prevention of Corruption Act]], [[Food Adulteration Act]], [[Dowry Prohibition Act]], [[The Defence of India Act]], etc. thousands of minor laws are made in India.<br />
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==History==<br />
The [[Indian Penal Code]], formulated by the British during the [[British Raj]] in 1860, forms the backbone of [[criminal law]] in India. [[Jury trial]]s were abolished by the [[Government of India|government]] in 1960 on the grounds they would be susceptible to [[Mass media|media]] and public influence. This decision was based on an 8-1 acquittal of Kawas Nanavati in ''[[K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra]]'', which was overturned by higher courts.<br />
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The Indian Penal Code was passed under the chairmanship of [[Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay|Lord Macaulay]] and was enforced in 1862, Lord Macaulay issued clarification for the people of India for implementation of this Code, because people were of the view that rule of Capital Punishment will be misused against them. Further more people were against foreign rule on Indian people.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Law enforcement in India]]<br />
* [[Law of India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite book|title=R.V. Kelkar's Criminal Procedure|first=R.V.|last=Kelkars|year= 2014 |edition= 6th |publisher=Eastern Book Company|place=Lucknow|isbn= 978-93-5145-228-7}}<br />
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