A Legal Treatise on Police Diaries (In 2 Volumes)

This authoritative two-volume work by Iyer is an indispensable reference for criminal practitioners, investigating officers and law students. The 3rd Edition brings together legislative provisions, exhaustive case-law analysis and practical guidance on the maintenance, inspection and legal status of police diaries/case diaries. It examines how police diaries interface with criminal investigation and prosecution, the evidentiary value and restrictions on disclosure, and the changing landscape created by Right to Information (RTI) requests and judicial pronouncements.

• Volume I covers statutory background, the purpose and content of police diaries, secrecy and confidentiality, admissibility in evidence, and the role of diaries in crime detection and investigation.
• Volume II focuses on procedural issues, sample formats, best-practice investigation checklists, important case-law citations, and a dedicated chapter on RTI - assessing what, when, and how diary contents may be disclosed, balancing public interest and investigation integrity. The supplement collects recent decisions, amendments and practical advisories up to 2025.

Packed with ready-to-use precedents, practical tips for police and prosecutors, and lucid legal commentary, this treatise is suited for advocates handling criminal trials, police officers responsible for investigations, academicians, and judiciary members who deal with diary-related controversies.

Key Features:

• Detailed chapters on crime detection, investigation techniques and prosecution strategy.
• Dedicated analysis of RTI and disclosure of police/case-diary contents.
• Ready precedents, diary formats and investigation checklists.
• Useful for police officers, public prosecutors, defence counsel, magistrates and law students.
• Clear summaries of leading judgments and their practical implications.

This treatise is particularly intended for police officers and investigating agencies, public prosecutors and criminal lawyers, defence counsel handling diary-sensitive cases, judicial officers and magistrates, law students, academicians and researchers in criminal law and procedure, as well as RTI practitioners and transparency advocates.