Whitesmann's Practical Approach To 27 Stages Of Criminal Trial (Set of 2 Volumes) - Books By Yogesh V. Nayyar

Edition : 2nd (2026)

he 2nd Edition of Practical Approach to 27 Stages of Criminal Trial (In 2 Volumes) by Yogesh V. Nayyar is a comprehensive and practice-oriented guide that systematically explains the complete lifecycle of a criminal case under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Structured around the "27 Stages of Criminal Trial," the book provides a clear, stage-wise understanding of pre-trial, trial, and post-trial procedures, beginning from the commission of an offence and lodging of FIR, through investigation, cognizance, trial, and culminating in appeal, revision, and quashing.

The work integrates statutory provisions with the latest case laws (up to April 2024), along with comparative tables, charts, and cross-references to the new criminal law framework introduced in 2023, including Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. It adopts a practical lens, focusing on procedural compliance, judicial powers, and remedies against irregularities or non-compliance by courts. Covering a wide range of procedural aspects, from arrest, bail, charge, evidence, and judgment to specialised areas such as plea bargaining, criminal revision, and inherent powers of High Courts, the book serves as a complete procedural roadmap for criminal litigation in India.

Key Features:

• Step-by-step analytical breakdown of all 27 stages of a criminal trial, covering pre-trial, trial, and post-trial phases
• Comparative treatment of CrPC, 1973 and BNSS, 2023, with cross-references to the new criminal law regime (BNS, BNSS, BSA)
• Incorporates latest Supreme Court and High Court judgments up to April 2024 across procedural and substantive aspects
• Practical guidance on FIR, complaints, cognizance, arrest, remand, bail, charge-sheet, and framing of charges
• Detailed discussion on summons, warrants, proclamation, attachment, and procedural compliances
• In-depth coverage of evidence recording, witness statements, child victim protection, and evidentiary assessment
• Explains powers of Magistrates and Courts under key provisions (e.g., Sections 156(3), 309, 311, 319 CrPC)
• Covers trial processes, including warrant cases, summons cases, plea bargaining, and compounding of offences
• Extensive treatment of post-trial remedies such as appeals, revision, review, reference, and quashing
• Practical insights into challenging judicial orders and addressing procedural irregularities/non-compliance
• Includes charts, tables, and structured flow of stages for quick understanding and application
• Discusses procedures relating to special laws such as POCSO, NDPS, PMLA, UAPA, anti-corruption laws, and more
• Addresses key procedural concepts like sanction for prosecution, limitation, discharge, joinder of charges, and amendment of pleadings

This book is ideal for criminal law practitioners, advocates, judicial officers, law students, academicians, and legal researchers seeking a practical and in-depth understanding of criminal trial procedures under both the existing and newly enacted criminal law framework in India.