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............................................................................................................................. Description The new edition of this critical and comprehensive study of the Indian Penal Code has been extensively revised and updated. With the help of examples and illustrations a comprehensive treatment of the subject has been made. Complex subjects have been elucidated in simple style with the help of illustrations and elucidatory notes. Excellent annexures dealing with the rights of the accused and victims of crime have enhanced the worth of the book. The problems and searching questions have been posed to encourage the student to teach himself, to stimulate his critical power and to help him to examine legal provisions in a correct perspective. Cases that have upheld the concept of right to compensation to the victims of rape, even to a foreign national; accountability of public servants and ministers for arbitrary exercise of discretionary powers; personal liability for contempt of court; absolute liability against environmental crimes; State accountability for police crime, custodial death, atrocities on women and human rights violations; manufacturer's liability for criminal negligence etc., have been elaborately discussed in the book. Crimes against women, bride burning, dowry death, sexual harassment at workplace, abolition of death sentence, concept of rarest of rare cases, world wide trend to legalize Physician assisted suicide (PAS), euthanasia and mercy killing, right to die vis-a-vis right not to die; right to life of the unborn vis-a-vis women's right to privacy to seek termination of pregnancy, etc., are some of the fascinating topics that form part of the book. The question of desirability of death sentence for a rapist in the light of a great demand by a large section of the society and women organisations in particular has been critically examined in the context of American cases prohibiting death sentence for rape, being disproportionate, cruel and unusual punishment contrary to the VIIIth Amendment to the US Constitution. Rape under English law, which has been drastically amended and completely changed vide section 142 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, 1994, indecent assault, incest, etc.; have been elaborately discussed. For instance, 'rape' under English law is no more confined to a woman. A man can also be subjected to rape. Recent developments in the field of cyber crimes vide Information Technology Act, 2000 and a bar on character assassination of a rape prosecutrix in cross-examination vide Indian Evidence (Amendment) Act, 2002 (3 of 2003) have also been included. Apart from Indian decisions, leading and illustrative cases decided by the courts of the United States of America, Northern Ireland, Germany, South Africa, Australia, Canada, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore and European countries, etc., have been discussed so that readers can grasp the intricate problems of law without difficulty. The book is not only a mine of information for students but also a valuable handbook for teachers besides being useful for practitioners, researchers, lawmakers and courts concerned with the administration of criminal justice in India. ............................................................................................................................. Contents Chapter I - Introduction Chapter II - General Explanations Chapter III - Of Punishments Chapter IV - General Exceptions Chapter V - Of Abetment Chapter VA - Criminal Conspiracy Chapter VI - Of Offences Against the State Chapter VII - Of Offences Relating to the ARMY, NAVY and AIR FORCE Chapter VIII - Of Offences Against the Public Tranquillity Chapter IX - Of Offences by or Relating to Public Servants Chapter IXA - Of Offences Relating to Elections Chapter X - Of Contempt of the Lawful Authority of Public Servants Chapter XI - Of False Evidence and Offences Against Public Justice Chapter XII - Of Offences Relating to Coin and Government Stamps Chapter XIII - Of Offences Relating to Weights and Measures Chapter XIV - Of Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience , Decency and Morals Chapter XV - Of Offences Relating to Religion Chapter XVI - Of Offences Affecting the Human Body Chapter XVII - Of Offences Against Property Chapter XVIII - Of Offences Relating to Documents and to Property Marks Chapter XIX - Of the criminal breach of Contracts of Service Chapter XX - Of Offences Relating to Marriage Chapter XXA - Of Cruelty by Husband or Relatives of Husband Chapter XXI - Of Defamation Chapter XXII - Of Criminal intimidation, Insult and Annoyance Chapter XXIII - Of Attempts to Commit Offences Annexure 1. Right of the Accused and Prisoners Annexure 2. Justice to Victims of Crime Annexure 3. A Guide to Effective Study and Understanding of Criminal Law ............................................................................................................................. Author Details K.D. Gaur, B.Sc., LL.M. ( Allahabad), Ph.D.(London) LL.D. (London), Visharad Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, U.G.C. Emeritus Fellow Faculty of Law, Lucknow University, Lucknow .............................................................................................................................
