ABOUT THE BOOK

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) is a criminal procedural law that enlivens almost all the criminal substantive laws of the land. It lays down procedures to enforce the liabilities and remedies, legislated under criminal substantive laws, through a pre-set legal mechanism. Also, it deals with the creation and regulation of various stakeholders in the criminal justice delivery system such as Public Prosecutors and the hierarchy of Criminal Courts. It is a manifestation of the constitutional guarantees and principles which pervades through the entire criminal justice delivery system. Thereby, it secures the rights of the accused as well as the victim adhering to the principles of fair trial and rule of law. Students while studying and understanding the nuances of the statute must develop a resolve of reading different provisions together to get a clear understanding of the working of our criminal justice delivery system.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Krishna Murari Yadav is Assistant Professor at Law Centre-1, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. He has completed his LLB from Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University and Masters in Law from University of Delhi. He qualified for JRF. He was also selected in UPSC (1st Rank), UPHESC and later joined University of Delhi as the Assistant Professor. His experience of living in University hostels in Varanasi & Delhi and extensive traveling across India has conferred him the vision and wider understanding pertinent to need of students even if they come from different cultures and places. He is also versed in Tamil Language & fondly cherishes the southern culture as well. He has authored several articles on pressing Legal issues and is renowned for his passion & discipline.