Ratanlal and Dhirajlal The Indian Penal Code (Paperback)

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Description
Ratanlal & Dhirajlal's The Indian Penal Code has served the legal profession, and all those associated with it, for more than a century. An evergreen classic, this book is amongst the most authoritative and leading commentaries on the subject. It adopts an integrated approach and the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act 1872, are referred to wherever necessary for better understanding of the complex legal topics. The predominant changes in criminality has led to the evolvement of various new criminal statutes concerning different subjects, yet the Indian Penal Code, the foremost statute in the field of criminal law stands resolute. The 36th edition of the work has been extensively and meticulously revised taking into account the changes brought about by recent legislative amendments as well as judgments of the higher courts. The present edition incorporates the changes introduced by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 as well as important judicial pronouncements such as giving legal sanction to passive euthanasia, declaring section 377 of the Indian Penal Code unconstitutional insofar as it criminalizes consensual sexual acts of adults of same sex in private and striking down adultery as a criminal offense.
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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 Tranquility
Chapter IX      :    Of Offences by or Relating to Public Servants
Chapter IXA    :    Of Offences Relating to Elections
Chapter X        :    Of Contempts 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 of Offences Affecting Life
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 XX-A.  :    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
Summary
Subject-Index
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Author Details
Justice K.T. Thomas, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
M.A. Rashid, High Court of Kerala
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