P.L. Malik's Criminal Court Handbook with Model Charges

This thorough and dependable work contains a wealth of material on the three major Criminal Acts, namely the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Evidence Act, 1872 and allied Acts in one handy volume.

The distinguishing feature of this work is that a lot of case-law is given under the important sections. Also care has been taken to give recent case-law, landmark decisions and decisions that exemplify and illustrate the statutory provisions.

Selling Points:

1. The book contains comparative table of the 1898 and 1973 Criminal Procedure Codes.
2. State Amendments are given in a separate chart at the beginning as well as section wise in the content of each Act.
3. Exhaustive case law is given immediately after the respective sections.
4. The book additionally includes important statutes such as Arms Act, 1959, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 as amended by Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2015 (26 of 2015).
5. Model Charges have been included under the relevant sections.
6. Additionally the inclusion of exhaustive Subject Index and Table of Cases helps the reader to make specific case search conveniently.

• Kerala Law Times :
  The discussion throughout is clear, lucid and brief. This is an immensely useful reference book and guide to all those who deal with this subject especially to the Bar and the Bench as well as to the Police administration.
• All India Reporter :
  The compiler has taken much pains and every care to make the work useful to the legal profession and one would be proud of having it in his library.
• Malayan Law Journal, Singapore :
  Law practitioners dealing in criminal litigation will find this a handy reference book.

1. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

List of Amending Acts

Comparative Tables 1898 & 1974 Codes

Recent Amending Acts Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (13 of 2010)

Important Notifications on Enforcement

Contents to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Sections 1-484

Schedules 

2. Indian Penal Code, 1860

List of Amending Acts

Contents to Indian Penal Code, 1860

Sections 1-511 

3. Indian Evidence Act, 1872

List of Amending Acts

Contents to Evidence Act, 1872

Sections 1-167 

4. Arms Act, 1959

Contents to Arms Act, 1959

Sections 1-46 

5. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

Contents to Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

Sections 1-31

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6. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

Contents to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

Sections

Schedule 

7. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Extracts)

Contents to Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Sections 

Subject Index