Key to Criminal Court (Practice and Procedures)

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Description
Key to Criminal Court Practice and Procedures is a concise yet comprehensive work, written in simple and comprehensible language. It provides in-depth knowledge on the basic procedural aspects of criminal court practice and their probable remedies.
Provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure postulate procedural law from the stage of recording of a first information report, enquiry, investigation, trial by Magistrate or Court of Session, presentation of appeal and revision, in addition to the procedure to be followed by the executive authorities, like Sub-divisional Magistrate and District Magistrate on certain aspects, including preventive measures to maintain law and order. All these aspects have been put forth in a lucid manner for the reader to easily understand the practice and procedure followed by the concerned authorities.
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Contents
1. Criminal Matters
2. How Do Courts Initiate Criminal Proceedings?
3. "Cancellation Report" and "Protest Petition"
4. Lodging Information - Case of Non-Cognizable Offence
5. Courts Dealing With Criminal Matters
6. Institution of Fresh Criminal Cases
7. Requirement of Appearance of Complainant
8. On Apprehending Arrest in False Case
9. How to Lodge Report While Travelling in Train?
10. Theft, Loss, Recovery, Disposal and Release of Property.
11. Procedure for Search of Place Suspected to Contain Stolen Property
12. How to Collect One's Property or Case Property from the Police or Court?
13. What to Do, if Any Person is Being Wrongfully Confined by Someone?
14. How Arrest is to be Made?.
15. Allowing Police to Enter Premises Required to be Searched under the Law
16. Pre-Arrest and Post-Arrest Procedure
17. Who Can Make a Criminal Complaint?
18. What is Process Fee - And as to When it is Required to be Paid?
19. Who Can Conduct Prosecution?
20. Securing Appearance of Accused Before Court
21. Rights of an Accused on His Arrest
22. Processes to Compel the Production of Things
23. Period of Detention in Custody
24. Procedure for Investigation by Police
25. Investigation- Collection, Storage and Leading of Electronic Evidence
26. Case Diary and its Evidentiary Value
27. Jurisdiction of Court(s) to Enquire Into and Try Offences.
28. Taking of Cognizance
29. The Charge
30. Entitlement To Bail
31. Procedure for Disposal of Criminal Case
32. Trial Before a Court of Session
33. Trial of Warrant Cases by Magistrates
34. Summary Trials
35. What After Conviction
36. Statutory Provisions Giving Effect to Principle of Fair Trial
37. Summoning of Additional Accused by Magistrate or Court
38. Withdrawal from Prosecution.
39. Provisions as to Offences Affecting the Administration of Justice
40. Compensation in Criminal Cases
41. Appeals and Revision Petitions
42. Copying Agency
43. Plea Bargaining
44.  Compounding of Offences
45. Mediation
46. Maintenance for Wife, Children and Parent
47. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
48.  Complaint in a Cheque Bounce Case.
49. Offences under Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
50. Offences under Motor Vehicles Act
51. The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
52.  Free Legal Aid
Annexure New Criminal Laws - Effective Date Notifications
Subject Index
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Author Details
Narender Kumar, Former District Judge (Commercial Court), Delhi