How to Frame a Charge (Under Penal Code 1860/Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Criminal Minor Acts) by D.P. Varshni & Jayant Bhatt – 4th Edition 2024

Description

Framing of charge in a criminal case is the foundation on which the entire trial and the consequent conviction or acquittal of an accused depends. D.P. Varshni’s How to Frame a Charge revised by Jayant Bhatt is a comprehensive and lucid commentary on this subject.

This book has been finalised at a pivotal moment as the baton of criminal procedure transitions to its successor, the Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS, 2023), which will be enforced from July 1, 2024. With respect to provisions dealing with framing of charges, this book compares the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with the Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), and examines the Penal Code (IPC) alongside the Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). Throughout this commentary, where sections of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973; Penal Code, 1860; and Evidence Act, 1872 are discussed, corresponding sections of the Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS); Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS); and Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA) have been mentioned for comparative study.

The initial six chapters focus on different facets of framing charges. The remaining chapters provide model charges for offences under various enactments, offering a concise introduction to each statute. The learned revising author has diligently incorporated statutory changes and recent judicial decisions at relevant points throughout the book, ensuring its up-to-date and valuable nature.

The following are the notable features of this edition:

• More than sixty-four important statutes including nine new additions covered with model charges.
• Relevant sections of the model charges included for easy reference.
• Appendix contains relevant sections on charge framing of BNSS, 2023 and Code of
  Criminal Procedure in a comparative tabular format along with case law.

The book will prove to be immensely useful to judges, advocates, public prosecutors, law enforcement agencies and students.