00000nam a22000008i 4500 20260913094620.0 260919s2011 ii 00 0 eng d 9789350180402 2012323580 Praveen Kumar Communal Crimes and National Integration: A Socio-Legal Study (with CD) / Praveen Kumar. New Delhi Readworthy Press Corporation 2011. Communal crimes have been the feature of civilized and uncivilized societies witnessed for centuries. And India is no exception to it. Since Independence, communal crimes have taken place with alarming regularity, threatening life and livelihood.This book presents a critical study of socio-legal aspects of communal crimes in India and their impact on national integration. Tracing the causes and abeting factors of communal crimes, it discusses at length the role of religious leaders, socio-political discrimination, international conspiracies and the apathy of government machinery. It also takes a close look at various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code, the Evidence Act and the Constitution of India, which deal with communal crimes. Communalism--India. Crime--India. Nationalism--India. Religion and politics--India. Criminal justice, Administration of--India. India--Politics and government--20th century. LAW / Legal Education bisacsh