D.P. Varshni's How to Frame a Charge
under Penal Code and Criminal Minor Acts

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The new third edition of the work has been greatly enlarged and made comprehensive to facilitate the criminal law lawyer and the public prosecutors in their day to day work. The author has discussed various aspects of framing charges, including important penal Acts along with model charges. The book has been revised by Justice M.L. Singhal in the light of the statutory changes and judicial decisions that have happened over the last two decades.

The notable features of the book are:

1.Over 59 important statutes have been covered, and model charges under each have been given.

2.Statutory amendments and latest case-law has been incorporated.

3.Relevant sections of the model charges have been included for easy reference.

4.Appendix of the book contains sections of Code of Criminal Procedure and case-law that should be taken into account while framing charges.

"It is gratifying to note that by and large all important legal decisions, English and Indian, have been noticed to elucidate and substantiate the principles stated.... In short the technical and vexed subject has been made as simple and palatable as possible for easy understanding. To adorn the book further, there is a format of charges for offences under some important penal enactments." - Kerala Law Times

"The chief value of this book lies in the fact that it contains in one small volume the model forms for framing charges in respect of offences not only under the IPC (1860) but also under the various other statutes viz. the Arms Act (1959), Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (1954), Essential Commodities Act (1940). "-Criminal Law Journal

Table of Cases  

1. The Theory Behind Charge Framing
2. From Concept to the Mundane  
3. Joinder and Misjoinder of Charges and Clubbing of Cases
4. Charges Before Magistrates  
5. Charge Before the Court of Session  
6. The Crucial Steps  

Model Charges

7. I. Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904
   II. Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958  
   III. Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
8. Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982   
9. Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981   
10. Arms Act, 1959  
11. Atomic Energy Act, 1962  
12. Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988
13. Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886  
14. Boilers Act, 1923   
15. Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976  
16. Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995  
17. Chit Funds Act, 1982
18. Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003  
19. Contempt of Courts Act, 1971   
20. Copyright Act, 1957   
21. Customs Act, 1962   
22. Depositories Act, 1996  
23. Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
24. Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
25. Electricity Act, 1910  
26. Electricity Act, 2003   
27. Emigration Act, 1983   
28. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
29. Essential Commodities Act, 1955  
30. Explosive Substances Act, 1908   
31. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006  
32. Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976  
33. Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973   
34. Foreign Marriage Act, 1969   
35. Foreigners Act, 1946   
36. Forest Act, 1927   
37. Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952   
38. Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956  
39. Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition)  Act, 1986
40. Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding-Bottles and Infant  Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and  Distribution) Act, 1992   
41. Insecticides Act, 1968  
42. Information Technology Act, 2000
43. Legal Metrology Act, 2009   
44. Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998   
45. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988   
46. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

47. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881  
48. Official Secrets Act, 1923  
49. Penal Code, 1860  
50. Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991   
51. Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994  
52. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988  
53. Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984
54. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954  
55. Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002   
56. Post Office Act, 1898   
57. Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006   
58. Railways Act, 1989   
59. Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966
60. Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989   
61. State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005   
62. Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Act, 2002
63. Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention)  Act, 1987
64. Trade Marks Act, 1999   
65. Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues  Act, 1994    
66. Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 

Appendix — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Subject Index