Criminal Courts: Practice and Procedure | Based on New Criminal Laws | Along with Comparative Tables of Old and New Criminal Laws and List of Newly Added Sections

This book provides a systematic and practice-oriented exposition of criminal court practice and procedure under India's new criminal law framework introduced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA). Designed to address the transition from the repealed CrPC, IPC, and Indian Evidence Act, it offers a consolidated understanding of procedural law governing criminal courts. The work traces criminal proceedings from initiation before Magistrates to trials, appeals, and enforcement, supported by statutory references and judicial interpretation.

Key Features:

• Entirely based on the New Criminal Laws, including BNSS, BNS, and BSA, 2023
• Comparative tables correlating provisions of old and new criminal laws, along with a list of newly inserted sections
• Detailed coverage of jurisdiction, powers of criminal courts, and administration of justice
• Step-by-step treatment of proceedings from complaints, summons, and warrants to trials and acquittals
• Exhaustive discussion on arrest, bail, bonds, forfeiture, custody, and discharge
• Comprehensive analysis of summons cases, warrant cases, summary trials, and sessions trials
• Practical guidance on framing of charges, examination of witnesses, and evidentiary appreciation
• Special focus on proceedings relating to persons of unsound mind and offences affecting administration of justice
• Incorporation of recent case laws interpreting the new criminal statutes
• Includes model forms and specimen drafts such as bail applications, bonds, warrants, affidavits, and court filings

This book is intended for judges, advocates, prosecutors, law students, academicians, and legal professionals involved in criminal litigation and the administration of criminal justice under the new criminal law regime.