The present Volume Five, is a continuation volume of the work “Supreme Court on Criminal Procedure Code & Criminal Trial” and brings the Supreme Court case law on CrPC and Criminal Trial up to date, from 2015 upto (2018) 1 SCC. In the previous four volumes of the set, the case law was covered from 1950 to 2014.

Notable Features

• The work is planned, based on the time-tested SCC index system to enable quick and easy research.
• The rulings are placed under both topic and statutory headings, and the provisions of CrPC and sub-headings of Criminal Trial are deeply interconnected by a well-planned cross-reference system supported by synopses wherever necessary.
• Rulings that could not be placed under the provisions of any particular statute have been placed under the non-statutory topic heading Criminal Trial.
• Table of Cases Digested facilitate finding citations and cross-citations of any decision.
• The Digest also contains annotations, editorial notes and comments and coram details.

The digest extensively covers all the rulings on criminal procedure, the conduct of a criminal trial and sentencing, and allied and incidental issues as laid down by the Supreme Court. The full set of 5 volumes will prove to be an indispensable tool to a wide range of legal professionals as well as the Bench in the area of criminal law.

SC on CrPC and CT - Vol. 1 - CrPC, 1973 (Sections 1 to 271)

SC on CrPC and CT - Vol. 2 - CrPC, 1973 (Sections 272 to 481)

SC on CrPC and CT - Vol. 3 - CrPC, 1973 (Sections 482 to End)
                                                  CrPC 1898+ Criminal Trial (generally to circumstantial evidence)

SC on CrPC and CT - Vol. 4 - Criminal Trial (clues and tell tale signs/forensics to end)

SC on CrPC and CT - Vol. 5 - CrPC, 1973 (From Section 1 to End)

                                                 to Criminal Trial (Generally to Witnesses)

1. Generally

2. Accused 

3. Acquittal 

4. Age 

5. Appeal 

6. Appreciation of Evidence 

7. Arrest 

8. Bail/Anticipatory/Pre-Arrest Bail

9. Charge/Charge-Sheet/Framing of Charge/Discharge 

10. Circumstantial Evidence 

11. Clues and Tell-Tale Signs/Forensics

12. Co-Accused 

13. Cognizance

14. Complaint/Complainant 

15. Conduct of Accused, Complainant, Witnesses, Etc

16. Confession 

17. Defence

18. Discharge

19. Dying Declaration 

20. Examination 

21. Expert Evidence 

22. Fair and Speedy Trial 

23. FIR/Delay in Lodging/Filing FIR 

24. Identification 

25. Injuries, Wounds and Weapons

26. Investigation

27. Judge/Presiding Judge/Officer/Court 

28. Juvenile/Child Accused 

29. Medical Jurisprudence/Evidence

30. Motive