Entire Stages of Criminal Trial with Step by Step Trial Procedures is an authoritative practical guide that bridges the new Criminal Laws under BNSS 2023, replacing CrPC 1973, with everyday courtroom practice. This handbook meticulously navigates each phase of a criminal case from FIR or E-FIR through investigation, arrest, bail, evidence collection, framing of charges, trial and legal drafting, right up to post-trial proceedings and appeal.
Packed with Quick Overview Charts, the book lays out:
- Powers of courts & police officers and assistance to Magistrates by law enforcement and other authorities
- Processes to compel appearance, including summons, warrants, proclamations and attachments
- Preventive police actions & maintenance orders
- Forms and filings under BNSS, including charge sheets, dying declarations, confessions and FIR variations (Zero FIR too)
- DNA & forensic evidence protocols, along with vital procedural steps like search/seizure and case diaries
- Cross‑examination, witness handling and confession analysis
- Magistrate and Session courts trials, covering warrant and summons cases, summary trials
- Criminal legal drafting essentials, including legal notices, charges and documentation
- Transfer of criminal cases, invocation of jurisdiction, police custody procedures and more
This volume is an indispensable tool for lawyers, law students and legal professionals navigating the transition from CrPC 1973 to BNSS 2023, offering clarity and structure through carefully organised step-by-step instructions and quick overview charts.