Handbook on Offences and Punishments by M A Rashid – 5th Edition 2023

Description

Handbook on Offences and Punishments is a unique book, in which the offences strewn over different criminal statutes of various subjects are presented in a tabular form for easy reference. This book covers over 2000 penal provisions contained in more than 100 special statutes tabulated in the similar manner as the offences of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 are presented in the First Schedule to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The relevant section of the statutes, the offences, its punishments, triable by which court, whether it is cognizable/bailable/compoundable are enumerated in the table. The locus standi to file a complaint, if envisaged under law, is also pointed out.

This is the fifth edition of the book. Since its last edition, amendments to some statutes and also new laws were introduced. Those statutes include:

• The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
• The Code on Wages, 2019
• The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019
• The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019
• The Essential Defence Services Act, 2021
• Companies Act, 2013
• Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
• Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

This Handbook is an indispensable first point of reference for legal practitioners, public prosecutors, investigating agencies and trial courts. We sincerely hope, this edition also will be accepted by the legal fraternity.