Textbook on Indian Penal Code

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Description
Text Book on "the Indian Penal Code by Professor K D Gaur, a distinguished scholar and an eminent jurist of International repute, is a classic work in criminal law. It has been adjudged as the best text book on the subject. The present edition of this critical and comprehensive study of the Indian Penal Code has been extensively revised and updated. With the help of examples, illustrations and elucidatory notes complex subjects have been explained in a simple style so that readers could grasp the subjects easily. Excellent annexures dealing with rights of accused, victims of crime and guidelines to effective study and understanding of criminal law has enhanced the worth and utility of the book. The cases that uphold the concept of right to compensation to the victims of rape, including foreign nationals; accountability of public servants and ministers for arbitrary exercise of discretionary powers; personal liability for contempt of court; absolute liability against environmental and hazardous crimes; State accountability for police crimes, custodial death, atrocities on women and human rights violations; manufacturer's liability for criminal negligence etc., have been elaborately discussed. Crime against women like bride burning, dowry death and sexual harassment at workplace have also been incorporated. Worldwide trend to abolish death sentence and legalize Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS), euthanasia and mercy killing in the context of Common Cause v UOI (2018) recognizing passive euthanasia with safeguards; case of Navtej Singh v UOI (2018) decriminalizing homosexuality under section 377 IPC conferring consensual sex between two individuals of the same sex legal; right to life of the unborn vis-a-vis women's right to privacy to seek termination of pregnancy, are some of the fascinating topics that form a part of the book. The case of National Legal Service Authority in which the Supreme Court has recognized members of T.G. Community as "Third Gender" and conferred all legal and constitutional rights under Articles 14,19 and 21 of the Constitution have also been discussed in detail. The question of desirability of death sentence for a rapist in the light of great demand by a large section of the society and women organizations in particular has been critically examined in the context of American case of Anthony Cooker v State of Georgia (1997) prohibiting death sentence for rape, being disproportionate, cruel and unusual punishment contrary to the Vlllth and XlVth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Rape under English Law, which has been drastically amended vide Sexual Offences Act, 2003 and in many other countries etc., have been elaborately discussed. For instance, rape under English law is no more confined to a man, a woman can also be convicted for rape. Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 and Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 have drastically redrafted the provisions relating to sexual offences under sections 326A, 326B, 354A, 354B, 354B, 354C, 354D, 370A, 375,376, 376A, 376AB, 376B, 376C, 376, 376DA, 376DB and 376E which have been discussed extensively in this edition.
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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 I. Right of the Accused and Prisoners
Annexure II. Justice to Victims of Crime
Annexure III. A Guide to Effective Study and Understanding of Criminal Law   
subject Index
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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
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