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The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018
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- Course
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About this book
A bare act edition reproducing the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 verbatim, together with the earlier criminal law amendment Acts that remain operative. This 2023 edition adds short comments after each amending clause.
At a glance
| Edition | 2023 Edition |
| Statute | Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Act 22 of 2018, dt. 11-8-2018, w.e.f. 21-4-2018) |
| Type | Bare act with short comments |
| Publisher | Commercial Law Publishers |
What's inside
- IPC changes: Sections 376-AB, 376-DA and 376-DB, raised minimum sentences for other sexual offences, and wider fine formulas for victim compensation
- CrPC changes: FIR-to-charge-sheet in two months, trial completion in two months, no anticipatory bail for child rape, and in-camera deposition by video link
- Evidence Act changes barring victim character evidence and cross-examination on prior sexual history for the new aggravated rape provisions
- The juvenile justice interface where child offenders are above 16
- Full texts of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Acts of 2013, 2010 and 2005
- Full texts of the CrPC (Amendment) Act, 2008 and the CrPC (Amendment) Amending Act, 2006
Who should buy this
- Advocates and prosecutors who need the amendment history in one volume
- Judicial service and law examination candidates citing the bare text
- Law students tracing how the criminal law provisions were altered over time
Publisher's description
Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018
This 2023 edition of The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Act 22 of 2018, dt. 11-8-2018, w.e.f. 21-4-2018) reproduces—verbatim—India’s most recent omnibus amendment package to the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act in response to the Kathua and Unnao cases. For one-stop reference, the volume also reprints the entire texts of the earlier criminal-law amendments that remain operative:
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Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013
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Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2010
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Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008
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Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Amending Act, 2006
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Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005
Concise short comments follow each amending clause—flagging new offence-definitions, minimum-sentence hikes, fast-track investigation deadlines and victim-oriented procedural safeguards—while preserving full Bare-Act integrity for examinations and authoritative citation.
Core statutory impact of the 2018 package
• Indian Penal Code, 1860 – inserts Sec. 376-AB, 376-DA & 376-DB prescribing death or life for rape of girls under 12/16, raises minimum sentences for other sexual-offences, and widens fine formulas for victim compensation.
• Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – mandates FIR-to-charge-sheet in 2 months, trial completion in 2 months, no anticipatory bail for child-rape, and in-camera deposition via video link.
• Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – bars victim character evidence and cross-examination on prior sexual history for the new aggravated-rape provisions.
• Juvenile Justice interface – clarifies trial jurisdiction when child offenders are above 16 in heinous cases.
This edition is particularly suited for
• AIBE candidates and law students studying the evolving framework of sexual-offence jurisprudence.
• Prosecutors, defence counsel & police investigators updating SOPs, charge-sheet templates and bail arguments.
• Judicial officers & fast-track-court staff applying strict statutory time-lines and enhanced sentencing bands.
• NGOs, social-workers & policy researchers analysing the deterrence effect and victim-support implementation.
Exact Gazette text · pinpoint explanatory notes · zero superfluous commentary—your fastest route to clarity, authenticity and practical insight on India’s post-2012 criminal-law reform trajectory.
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