Ratanlal and Dhirajlal's Law of Crimes (3 Volume Set)

A Commentary on
The Indian Penal Code, 1860
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Description
The origin of Indian Penal Code may be traced to Jermy Bentham, a great jurist of his time on the subject of law reform. His favourite disciple James Mill  under the influence of Benthamite ideas, had written history of British India that reflects well the thinking of these two jurists. In order to codify the whole  criminal law in India and for making it uniform in the year 1833, Lord Macaulay in the House of Commons moved the Bill in which he said, "...I believe that no country ever stood, so much in need of a Code as India, and I also believe that there never was a country in which we want might be so easily supplied. Our  rinciple is simply this - Uniformity when you can have it, diversity when you must have it, but in all cases certainty." Under this Charter Act of 1833, a  Commission was appointed. Lord Macaulay was its Chairman. Mr. Millet and Sir John M'Leod were two other members. The Penal Code was drafted after elaborate revision done by the Legislative Council. It was supervised by Sir Barnes Peacock. After revision it became Penal Code Act XIV of 1860. Along with 78 amendments, introduced by the year 2019, this Code is still almost an exhaustive Penal Code even today, although some more important amendments are urgently needed keeping in view the law-and-order situation all over the country. The book at hand for updating, was authored by Ratanlal & Dhirajlal and was first published in the year 1901. It has proved itself to be an excellent book on the subject which admirably deals with the principles of criminal law in the administration of justice. We have put in all efforts to make this scholarly work more beneficial and updated. Several reputed Law Journals including All India  Reporter (AIR), Criminal Law Journal (CrLJ) and the like have been consulted and help taken to find the ratios of Supreme Court and High Courts' decisions pronounced after the publication of the previous edition.
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Contents
Volume 1
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 Contempts of the Lawful Authority of Public Servants
Chapter XI     - Of False Evidence and Offences against Public Justice
Subject Index
Volume 2
Chapter XII    - Of Offence 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
Volume 3
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 XXA    - Of  Cruelty by Husband or Relatives of Husband
Chapter XXI      - Of Defamation
Chapter XXII    - Of Criminal Intimidation, Insult and Annoyance
Chapter XX III  - Of Attempts to Commit Offences
 Subject Index
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Author Details
Ratanlal & Dhirajlal
Foreword by
Justice T.S. Thakur Former Chief Justice of India
Revised by
Shriniwas Gupta Former Reader/Associate Professor (Law) Sri Jai Narayan PG College, Lucknow University, Lucknow
Garima Chauhan LL.B (Hons.) University of Lucknow, LL.M (Amity University, Lucknow) Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Lucknow
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