Culpable Homicide and Legal Defence

Culpable Homicide amounting to murder or not amounting to murder is a branch of Penal law that can be covered under a few sections only. In Penal Code although the basic constituents of an offence could be easily defined, no two cases can ever be identical. This gives rise to pleas, defences and extenuating circumstances which make every case separate and distinct from the other. This book is written in an attractive style and easy to understand language.

Topics of each chapter are logically classified under topical headings, synopsis of which appears in the beginning of each chapter. Case-law cited is profuse and appropriate. At many places passages from decisions are quoted to bring out the principle clearly.

• All India Reporter : The book does not deal with purely academic topics. It does not pretend to be a commentary. The entire approach is practical, dealing with day to day problems....On the whole, the book merits wide circulation. Practitioners on the criminal side will find it to be a welcome addition to their library.
  
• Gujarat Law Reporter : Study of special aspects of penal law is necessary for the development of Criminal Jurisprudence and an attempt to bring out a separate book on such a specialised subject is commendable. The author in this treatise has touched various aspects of the subject and fully explained its implications. The author has also discussed various pleas of defence that may be taken in such cases.
  
• Cuttack Law Times : It is no exaggeration if we say that the author has, in explaining the subject, touched the very root of the law. The commentary is very lucid and is solely confined to the practical and day-to-day problems that crop up in a court of law.