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.........................................................................................................................Book DescriptionThe development in law enacted by the legislatures and the new juristic principles evolved by way of judicial pronouncements are discussed with brevity in this comprehensive and outstanding treatise. This unique work will be of immense help and guidance to all segments of criminal justice system viz, police, prosecution, correctional officers, members of bar and bench, who may not afford time to browse through voluminous decisions of the court of law.Extensive coverageThis enlarged and updated edition of most popular work divided into 41 chapters and arranged chronologically will help the readers to find out the desired information quickly. The instant edition covers not only the criminal major Acts, but also almost all the criminal minor Acts which are very often dealt with by the criminal courts of our country. While revising, the authors have taken great care to incorporate all the important judgments of different High Courts and the Supreme Court. The sensitive areas of criminal law is highlighted with precision, e.g., • the guidelines of the Apex Court in handcuffing an undertrial prisoner - discretion of granting bail in non-bailable offences • balance of freedom of press and right of privacy • effect of delay in execution of death sentence • protection of working women from sexual harassment • compensation to victims of crime in general and rape victims in particular • kidnapping of minor by one of the guardians • effect of delay in lodging FIR and determination of legitimacy of child etc.Amended and updatedThe important amendments made in the criminal major Acts and other important statutes like the Electricity Act and the Negotiable Instruments Act have been taken due care, while updating the development of law on the subject. The penal provision of the Electricity Act 2003 and those of the Negotiable Instruments Act, first is for increasing number of theft of electricity and the other for the tendency of drawer of the cheque to dishonour have been made up-to-date. The law relating to Child Marriage, Domestic Violence, Juvenile Justice have been added to make this edition more useful and beneficial to the present day legal society. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 giving more protection to both delinquent and non-delinquent children, along with special provisions of bail of juvenile have been highlighted. In fact, this edition reflects all the significant developments in the criminal law. A compact and absolute unpdated digest under a single volume would certainly be treated as an asset to any legal library and service the purpose of not only busy criminal court, practitioners and judges, but also members of all other branches of our criminal justice system..........................................................................................................................ContentsChapter1. Interpretation of Statutes 2. Constitutional Principles of Criminal Liability 3. General Principles of Criminal Prosecution 4. Arms Act 1959 5. Army Act 1950 6. Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 7. Companies Act 1956 8. COFEPOSA Act 1974 9. Contempt of Courts Act 1971 10. Copyright Act 1957 11. Customs Act 1962 12. Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 13. Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 14. Electricity Act 2003 15. Essential Commodities Act 1955 16. Indian Evidence Act 1872 17. Explosives Act 1884 18. Explosive Substances Act 1908 19. Factories Act 1948 20. Foreigners Act 1946 21. Indian Forest Act 1927 22. Identification of Prisoners Act 1920 23. Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 1956 24. Indian Penal Code 1860 25. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 26. Motor Vehicles Act 1988 27. Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 198628. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 198529. Negotiable Instruments Act, 188130. Prevention of Corruption Act, 198831. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 195532. Probation of Offenders Act, 195833. Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 200634. Prohibition Law35. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 200536. Provincial Insolvency Act, 192037. Public Servants (Inquiries) Act 185038. Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 196639. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 198940. Special Marriage Act 195441. Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987Index.........................................................................................................................Author DetailsM.R. Mallick, M.S. LL.B Former Judge, High Court at CalcuttaR.K. Bag, M.A., LL.B., District Judge of West Bengal Judicial ServiceCentral Project Co-ordinator, High Court, Calcutta.........................................................................................................................
