Criminal Law: Cases and Materials

Criminal Law: Cases and Materials by Prof KD Gaur, a classic work in the field of criminal law, has been quoted with approvals in the judgments of various courts, including the Supreme Court of India. The present edition, extensively revised and updated, not only gives a complete insight into the text of the statutes but also provides a succinct analysis of the black letter. Important topics relating to the fundamentals of crime and criminal law, principles of criminal liability, mens rea under the Indian Penal Code and other statutory offences, strict liability of manufacturers of hazardous substances, cyber crimes and offences against human body and the worldwide movement towards abolition of capital punishment by Amnesty International resulting in its scrapping from the penal laws of 138 countries is noteworthy. The desirability of capital punishment for rape, dowry death and other heinous offences like drug trafficking, hijacking, etc have been thoroughly discussed and critically evaluated. Recent path-breaking judgment of Delhi High Court in Naz Foundation Trust (2009) ‘decriminalising’ consensual sex between adults of the same sex, scrapping s. 377 IPC as unconstitutional and being violative of articles 21, 14 and 15 of the Constitution, finds a place in the book. Special care has been taken to include the leading cases decided till July 2009, wherein the judiciary has played an innovative and pivotal role in evolving new concepts of criminal jurisprudence. A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of important and leading cases of countries like United States of America, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Malaysia, etc, on related topics to apprise the readers of the global trends and new horizons of criminal justice. These unique features make this book an indispensable tool for both law students and for the members of the Bench, Bar and for those interested in the administration of criminal justice.