This critically acclaimed handbook is an in-depth study of human rights and criminal justice, in particular the Criminal Procedure Code, in India. The new edition, with an additional chapter on recent changes in the criminal justice system, reviews contemporary developments in this area. A practical guide to the criminal justice system, the book: discusses rights of citizens and non-citizens relating to arrest and detention classifies and explains offences under the Indian Penal Code explains the rules followed by police and courts in criminal complaints discusses implications of errors and omissions during investigation and trial highlights important cases relating to implementation of the Code

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