Table of Cases;
Table of Statutes;
Prologue;
Overview by Prof. B.B. Pande;
1. Object, Extent and Scope;
2. Constitution of Criminal Courts;
3. Police, Prosecutors, Defence Counsels, Prison Authorities;
4. Pre-trial Proceedings—General Observations;
5. Pre-trial Procedure: Steps to Ensure Accused’s Presence at the Trial;
6. Pre-trial Procedure: Arrest, and the Rights of the Arrested Person;
7. Pre-trial Procedure: Search, Seizure and Production of Materials;
8. Pre-trial Procedure: Investigation by Police;
9. Local Jurisdiction of the Courts and the Police;
10. Cognizance of Offences;
11. Commencement of Proceedings Before Magistrates;
12. Bail;
13. Trial Procedures: Principal Features of Fair Trial;
14. Trial Procedures: Courts and Parties;
15. Trial Procedures: Charge;
16. Trial Procedures: Some Common Features;
17. Trial Procedures: Disposal of Criminal Cases without Full Trial;
18. Trial Procedures: Preliminary Pleas to Bar Trial;
19. Trial Procedures: Trial Before a Court of Session;
20. Trial Procedures: Trial of Warrant Cases by Magistrates;
21. Trial Procedures: Trial of Summons Cases and Summary Trial;
22. Trial Procedures: Special Rules of Evidence;
23. Judgment;
24. Review Procedures: Appeals;
25. Review Procedures: Revision;
26. Transfer of Cases;
27. Execution, Suspension, Remission and Commutation of Sentences;
28. Preventive and Precautionary Measures;
29. Proceedings for Maintenance of Wives, Children and Parents;
30. Miscellaneous Provisions;
Probing the Problems;
Suggested Readings;
Subject Index.