Course Objectives: The objectives of this course are-
• To introduce the students about basic concepts of Crime and Principles of Penal Laws.
• To acquaint the students with the knowledge of Criminal Justice system in the context of changing circumstances.
• To enable the students to critically analyze the legislative developments and judicial pronouncements.
Pre-requisites: The student should have understood the basic legal concepts through legal theory or Jurisprudence.
Course Contents/Syllabus: Weightage (%) Module I Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law 15 Definition of crime; Fundamental elements of crime; Stages in commission of a crime; Extent and operation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; Theories of Punishment
Module II General Explanations and General Exceptions 25
Definitions; Constructive joint liability; Exceptions - Mistake, Judicial and Executive Acts, Accident, Necessity, infancy, Insanity, Intoxication, consent, Good faith, Private Defence Module III Specific Offences 30 Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy and Offences affecting the Human body ;Sexual Offences, Offences relating to marriage, Cruelty by husband or relatives of husband.
Module IV Offences against Property 20
Theft, Extortion, Robbery and Dacoity, Criminal Misappropriation and Criminal Breach of Trust, Stolen Property, Cheating, Mischief, Criminal Trespass, Forgery.
Module V Defamation and Other Offences and Attempts 10
Defamation and Exceptions, Criminal Intimidation, Attempts.
Course Learning Outcomes: After the successful completion of Course Curriculum, a student should be able to: • Define and explain the main components of Offences. • Demonstrate and apply those components to actual criminal cases. • Distinguish the various concepts and offences. • Explain and contrast judicial pronouncements on the merits of case.
Pedagogy for Course Delivery:
• E- Content of every topic will be made available to students before lecture session. • For course delivery we use Lecture & discussion-based applications to the students in order to make them aware about the subject. • Case Studies are preferred so that they can raise their different issues with regard to the respective laws. • Project in the form of Content/ Case study is assigned to each student individually. • PSD activities (in Group) are assigned for self work, field work and Practical training.
List of Professional Skill Development Activities (PSDA):
i. Examination of Criminal Records in various reports (Case Analysis).
ii. Guest Lectures/ Workshops by Industry Experts. (Report Submission). iii. Drafting of Criminal complaint/ Filing E- FIRs. iv. Awareness camp. (Report Submission).
Lab/ Practical details, if applicable: N/A
List of Experiments: Assessment/ Examination Scheme:
Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%)
100% N/A
Theory Assessment (L&T):
Continuous Assessment / Internal Assessment (40%)
Components (Drop Class Test Project Viva PSDA Attendance ToTal
down) Submission End Term Examination (60%)
Linkage of PSDA Quality of Group Viva Group Group
with Internal project on the basis Presentation Assignment Assessment of research Component, if any conducted Weightage (%) 10% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 60% 100%
Lab/ Practical/ Studio Assessment:N/A
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term
(____ %) Examination (____ %) Components (Drop NA NA NA NA NA NA NA down Weightage (%) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Mapping of Continuous Evaluation components including PSDA with CLOs
Bloom’s Remembering Understanding Applying
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Class Test ✓ Project ✓ ✓ ✓ Submission Viva ✓ ✓ ✓ PSDAs ✓ ✓ ✓
Text Reading: • LexisNexis's Concise Commentary on The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 by Anjana Prakash • DECRYPTING THE SANHITA (An Analysis of The Newly Introduced Offences Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita ,2023), Whitesmann Publishing Co. • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 | Law & Practice, by Taxmann’s Editorial Board, • Shreeram's – The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 by Yashpal Puliani • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. by Kanav Gupta, Suniya Gupta, References: • Criminal Manual
Additional Reading:
• Papers/ Articles in Scopus Indexed or UGC approved Journals
