Universal's Criminal Minor Acts (144 Important Acts & Rules with Short Comments)

Universal’s Criminal Minor Acts – Edition 2025 is a meticulously curated compendium featuring 144 key criminal statutes and rules relevant to the Indian legal system. Presented with brief yet insightful comments, this volume serves as an indispensable reference for legal practitioners, judicial aspirants, academicians, and law enforcement personnel.

Updated with the latest amendments and legal provisions as applicable in 2025, the book offers concise overviews and quick references to laws that complement the Indian Penal Code and procedural statutes. These minor criminal acts—which include laws on preventive detention, economic offences, narcotics, cybercrime, corruption, and more—play a crucial role in practical legal application and judicial interpretation.

This edition is tailored to meet the needs of competitive examination candidates, particularly for Judicial Services, AIBE, UPSC, PCS(J), APO, and LL.B./LL.M. students, who require ready access to a wide range of criminal legislations in one compact volume.

Key Features:

• ✅ Coverage of 144 Important Criminal Acts & Rules:
  Includes legislations like Prevention of Corruption Act, NDPS Act, POSCO Act, IT Act, Dowry Prohibition Act, Official Secrets Act, and more.

• 📘 Short Comments for Better Understanding:
  Each Act is supplemented with brief yet meaningful annotations that highlight key provisions, legislative intent, and practical relevance.

• 📚 Latest Amendments Included:
  Fully updated to reflect recent legislative changes and government notifications till 2025, including new rules and substituted sections.

• 🔍 Ideal for Quick Reference:
  Well-organized index and act-wise arrangement ensure that users can quickly locate the required legal text during casework or exam preparation.

• ⚖️ Useful for Legal Research & Practice:
  Enables practitioners and students to stay informed about lesser-known but frequently invoked criminal laws in Indian courts.

Why This Book is Essential:

• ✔️ All-In-One Criminal Law Companion:
  Brings together all supplementary criminal statutes that are often scattered or ignored in traditional legal texts.

• ✔️ Critical for Exam Preparation:
  Highly beneficial for Judicial Services and other law-related competitive exams where knowledge of minor criminal laws is often tested.

• ✔️ Saves Time & Enhances Clarity:
  Compact yet thorough, it eliminates the need to consult multiple bare acts or commentaries during study or litigation.

• ✔️ Trusted by Legal Professionals:
  A go-to desk reference for lawyers, public prosecutors, law clerks, and academics who deal with specialized criminal matters.