Criminal Trials: Practice, Procedure and Law

Criminal Trials: Practice, Procedure and Law by Vinayak D. Kakde and Nihalsing Rathod is a practical legal reference on criminal trial proceedings in India. The book provides a comprehensive account of the procedural and legal aspects of criminal trials, from the registration of an FIR through investigation, trial, judgment and appellate proceedings.

Key Features:

• Covers the complete criminal trial process, from FIR registration and investigation to appeals and revision.
• Explains arrest, remand, search, seizure, recovery, charge-sheets, bail, cognizance, discharge and framing of charges.
• Examines sessions, warrant, summons and summary trials, along with examination-in-chief, cross-examination and the treatment of hostile witnesses.
• Discusses the appreciation of evidence, including circumstantial evidence, dying declarations, medical and ocular evidence, and contradictions and omissions in witness statements.
• Addresses the proving of documents and material objects, statements of the accused, judgments, sentencing and victim compensation.
• Examines criminal trial procedure in the context of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.

This book is suitable for criminal law advocates, practising lawyers, judicial service aspirants, law students, and legal professionals seeking a practical understanding of criminal trial procedure and courtroom practice in India.