Examines in detail the amendments introduced by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Acts of 2008 and 2010Leading cases of the Supreme Court, Privy Council and High Courts have been critically analysedThe amendments have been dealt with in detail andseveral topics have been added and discussedProvisions relating to appeal and revision have been dealt exhaustively with “Jail Appeals” and “Appeals to Supreme Court” being considered separatelySet-off and premature release, parole and furlough have also been included in the light of sentencing and jail policyMaintenance proceedings have been exhaustively discussedThe Law Commissions’ Reports have been highlighted on various pointsIncludes suggestions to enable authorities to take suitable steps in the larger public interestSeveral new topics have been added in this edition and existing ones further examinedIncorporates latest decisions of 2011

About the author: 

Chunilal Karsandas Thakker (born 10 November 1943) is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. Justice Thakker was born at Mander near Porbandar in the State of Gujarat. 

Thakker was appointed as part-time Lecturer in Law in Sir L.A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad, in 1970 and continued as such until he was elevated to Judge of the High Court of Gujarat on 21 June 1990. He was also Acting Governor of the State of Maharashtra from July to October 2002. Thakker was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 7 June 2004 

He has written books "Lectures on Administrative Law", "Civil Procedure" and "Criminal Procedure" which have been appreciated in India as well as in U.S.A. Also revised V. G. Ramchandran's monumental work "Law of Writs" (1993) and Ratanlal & Dhirajlal's "Law of Crimes" (2002) (Silver Jubilee Edition). 

PART  I : PRELIMINARY

PART II : TRIAL

PART III : APPEALS, REFERENCE AND REVISION

PART IV : EXECUTION

PART V : MISCELLANEOUS