In medieval India, subsequent to the law set by the Muslims, the
Mohammedan Criminal Law came into prevalence. After the Rebellion of 1857, the
crown took over the administration in India. The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was passed
by the British Parliament. The CrPC was created for the first time ever in 1882 and
then amended in 1898, then according to the 41st Law Commission Report in 1973
The present book is based upon the original text of the Code of Criminal
Procedure, commonly called Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC.). CrPC is the main
legislation on procedure for administration of substantive criminal law in India. It
was enacted in 1973 and came into force on 1st April 1974. It provides the machinery
for the investigation of crime, apprehension of suspected criminals, collection of
evidence, determination of guilt or innocence of the accused person and the
determination of punishment of the guilty. It also deals with public nuisance,
prevention of offences and maintenance of wife, children and parents
