Penal Law of India (As Amended by The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018) (4 Volume Set)

Act No. 22 of 2018 (w.r.e.f. 21 of 2018)
Analytical Commentary on The Indian Penal Code
Covering all notable verdicts of the Supreme Court, High Courts with Analytical, Critical and
Exhaustive Marginal Notes, Case Law References, Practice, Procedure and Charges
As Amended by & Alongwith
CRIMINAL LAW (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018
FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDERS ACT, 2018
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Description
The Eleventh Edition Introduction To Dr. Hari Singh Gour's Commentary On Penal Law Of India Is A Mere Formality. The Book Is A Classic And Has Been Guiding The Dispensing Of Criminal Justice For Many Decades. The Bench, The Bar And The Public Has Been Benefitted By This Book, In Terms Of Difficulty In Interpreting Provisions Of Penal Code, The Book Has Always Come With The Solution Of Problems, Yet There Have Been Changes In The Penal Law Of The Country, The Approach To Law Has Always Been Changing. These Changes Have Been Recognised By Courts, And In The Light Of These Changes, The Interpretation Of Various Provisions Of Law Has Changed Too. To Be Up-To-Date In Law, One Has To Be Well Acquainted With Up-To- Date Case Law. The Task Of Up-Dating A Book Of Such An Outstanding Merit Has Not Been An Easy One. A Sincere Attempt Has, However, Been Made To Maintain The Sterling Value And Distinctive Qualities Of The Original Book With No Pains Spared And No Stones Unturned. The Revising Authors Hope That This Edition Like Earlier Ones Would Cater Fully To The Needs Of Legal Profession, Courts And The Public At Large On This Important Branch Of Law. It Is Further Hoped That This Edition Will Prove To Be Not Only A Useful Guide But Will Become An Indispensable Book Of Reference For The Day-To- Day Use By The Bench And The Bar Alike.
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Contents
Vol - I
1.   Introduction
2.   General Explanations
3.   Of Punishments
4.   General Exceptions
5.   Of Abetment
Vol - II
5A.  Criminal Conspiracy
6.   Offences against the State
7.   Of Offences relating to the Army. Navy and Air Force
8.   Of Offences against the Public Tranquillity
9.  Of Offences by or Relating to Public Servants
9A. Of Offences by Relating to Elections
10. Of Contempts of the Lawful Authority of Public Servants
11. Of false evidence and offences against Public Justice
12. Of Offences Relating to Coin and Government Stamps
13. Of Offences Relating to Weights and Measures
14. Of Offences Afecting the Public Health, Safety Convenience, Decency and Morals
Volum - III
14.  Of Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Conveyance, Decency and Morals
15. Of Offences Relating to Religion
16. Of Offences Attecting the Human Body
Vol - IV
16. Of Offences attending the Human Body
17. Of Offences against Property
18. Of Offences Relating to Documnts and to Proeprty Marks
19. Of the Criminal Breach of Contracts of Service
20. Of Offences Relating to Marriage
21. Of Defamation
22. Of Criminal Intimidation, Insult and Annoyance
23. Of Attempts to Commit Offences
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Author Details
Dr. Harisingh Gour's scholarship and the learning of the great author has found a rightful recognitio from the Nation, whn a special postage stamp was issued in 1978, in his honour with a citatiion in these words "Hari Singh Gour was born on 26th November, 1870 in a poor peasant family near Saugor. The family had to be supported by Hari Singh Gour's eldest brother who provided an allowance of Rs 50 per month. At the age of 10 Hari Singh Gour won a scholarship of Rs. 2 per month which enables him ato attend a night school at Saugor. Later, with the help of  another scholarship he went to Jabalpur to undertake further studies. On his return to India, he became a successful lawyer at Raipur. He wrote two monumental works 'The Law of Transfer in India'. and 'The Penal Law of British India'. Another two books 'Hindu Code' and Law of Transfer of Property' were published later to his reputatiion as a great Jurist. He was als a great Social Reformer and was successful in getting an Act passed to enable women to be enfrolled as lawyers, while his Civil Marriage Bill of 1923 showed him to be reformer thinking ahead of his times. Besides being a great lawyer and jurist, Dr. Hari Singh Gour was also a great educationist. He organized Delhi University as its first Vice-Chancellor, and was Vice-Chancellor of Nagpur Univerisy for two successive terms. One of his most important contibutions was the founding of the University of Saugor is 1946, for which he made a magnificent donation. He occupied this position until he passed away on 25th December, 1949. He bequeathed the greater part of his life's savings with a large fortune, to the University of Saugor.
Dr.Hari Singh Gour has been the FIRST CHOICE of Academicians, Judges, Barristers, and Practitioners of Criminal Law for over 100 years. It's the most popular and widely cited publicatiion for criminal work, covering both substantive law and practice and procedure fully updated with over 10,000 cases cited at appropriate places thouout the publication.
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