This unique compendious book on Sessions Trial is a comprehensive analytical, philosophical, sociological study to Criminal Law including Criminologist aspect is a book of daily use.
Administration of Criminal Justice is based on assurance of fair trial. It is imperative for every civilized nation that in its Criminal Justice Administration system minimum fair trial rights are given to every accused person irrespective of his caste or status in society. The author has attempted to provide basic principles of fair trial relating to sessions trial in this book.

Contents

1. Introductory and Preliminary
2. Pre-Sessions Trial Exercise
3. Construction and Powers of Court of Sessions
4. Power of court of Sessions to summon Additional Accused
5. Opening case for Prosecution
6. Discharge and Framing of Charge in Sessions Trial
7. Conviction on Plea of Guilty
8. Public Prosecutor and Prosecution Evidence
9. Acquittal in case of no Evidence
10. Examination of Accused under Section 313 Code of Criminal Procedure
11. Entering upon Defense, Plea of Alibi and Conduct of Accused
12. Role of Motive and Res-Gestae
13. Role of F.I.R.
14. Direct and Circumstantial Evidence
15. Dying Declaration
16. Identification of Accused and Property
17. Admissions, Confessions and Recovery under Section 27, Evidence Act
18. Irregularities and Illegalities in Investigation, Search and Seizure
19. Appreciation of Evidence of various types of witnesses
20. Some Golden, Sound and Guiding principles of appreciation of Evidence
21. Trial of Juvenile Offender
22. Hearing of the question of sentence and Imposition of Death Sentence
23. Dowry Death
24. Application of Joint/Constructive or Vicarious Liability and Law as to Criminal Conspiracy
25. Determination of Medico-Legal questions in Sessions Trial
26. Role of Trial Judge in Session Trial
Appendix
Topical Index.