Sodhi's Law of Arrest Release Bails and Bonds (AMENDED UP TO DATE ) BNSS, 2023 - 3rd Edition 2025
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Sodhi’s Law of Arrest, Release, Bails and Bonds – 3rd Edition 2025 is a comprehensive and practical guide on the legal framework governing arrest, release, bail, and execution of bonds under India’s reformed criminal procedure law. This edition is fully amended and updated in accordance with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, reflecting the latest statutory changes and procedural safeguards.
The book provides clear explanations of police powers, rights of the accused, judicial discretion in granting bail, and safeguards against illegal arrest, making it an essential reference for effective criminal law practice.
Sodhi’s Law of Arrest, Release, Bails and Bonds (Amended up to Date) – BNSS, 2023 – 3rd Edition 2025 is a comprehensive and practice-oriented legal treatise that offers an in-depth examination of the law governing arrest, personal liberty, release of accused persons, grant of bail, and execution of bonds under India’s reformed criminal procedure regime. This extensively updated edition incorporates and explains the significant changes introduced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, which replaces the earlier Code of Criminal Procedure framework.
The book systematically explains the concept, legality, and procedure of arrest, including police powers, mandatory safeguards, constitutional protections under Articles 20, 21, and 22, and judicial guidelines aimed at preventing illegal detention and custodial abuse. It provides detailed analysis of the rights of arrested persons, duties of police officers, and the role of magistrates in ensuring procedural compliance and protection of personal liberty.
A major focus of the work is on the law of bail and bonds, covering regular bail, anticipatory bail, interim bail, default bail, and special provisions relating to bailable and non-bailable offences. The book explains statutory conditions, judicial discretion, and evolving principles governing grant or refusal of bail under BNSS, 2023, supported by relevant case law and practical illustrations. Procedural aspects relating to sureties, bonds, forfeiture, and cancellation of bail are also discussed in detail.
Written in a clear, structured, and practitioner-friendly style, this book bridges statutory provisions with courtroom practice. It highlights common procedural errors, safeguards against misuse of arrest powers, and practical strategies for effective bail advocacy. The integration of updated statutory provisions with established judicial principles makes this work highly relevant for contemporary criminal litigation.
An essential resource for criminal law practitioners, judicial officers, public prosecutors, police officials, legal academicians, and law students, Sodhi’s Law of Arrest, Release, Bails and Bonds – 3rd Edition 2025 serves as a reliable guide for understanding and applying the law relating to arrest and bail under India’s new criminal justice framework.
