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Introduction
Understanding Crime
- What is a Crime?
- What are the ingredients of Crime?
- Concept of Mens Rea (Guilty Mind)
- Stages of Commission of Crime
- Act of Commission and Act of Omission
Series of Acts as Crime
- Sequential or Consecutive Acts
- Continuing Offences
- Cumulative or Aggregate Offences
- Joint or Collective Criminal Acts
- Serial Offences
- Related or Connected Acts
- Aggravated or Enhanced Series of Acts
- Pattern of Criminal Activity (Signature Crimes)
Principles of Criminal Liability
- General Principles of Criminal Liability
- Cause and Effect Relationship in Criminal Liability
- Strict Liability and Absolute Liability
- Group or Joint Liability
- Vicarious Criminal Liability
- Corporate Criminal Liability
Chapter I – Preliminary (Ss. 1 to 3)
- Extent and Jurisdiction (S. 1)
- Concept Application 1.1 (MCQ)
- Concept Applications 1.6 (Situational Problems)
Definitions:
- Definitions Related to Human Being (Ss. 2(2/3/6/10/17/19/26/27/35))
- Dishonestly, Wrongful Gain and Wrongful Loss (Ss. 2(7/36 to 38))
Chapter III – Of General Exceptions (Ss. 14 to 44)
- General Exceptions Under BNS
- Mistake of Law and Mistake of Fact
- Mistake of Fact as General Exception (S. 14)
- Judicial Acts as Exception to Criminal Liability (Ss. 15 and 16)
- Mistake of Fact Justified by Law (S. 17)
- Accident in Doing Lawful Act (S. 18)
- Doctrine of Necessity or Doctrine of Necessitatis (S. 19)
- Defence of Infancy (Ss. 20 and 21)
- Defence of Insanity or Law of Insanity (S. 22)
- Defence of Intoxication or Law of Intoxication (Ss. 23 and 24)
- Consent as Defence (Ss. 25 to 30 BNS)
- Communication Made in Good Faith (S. 31)
Chapter IX: Offences Relating to Elections
Chaper XII Offences by or Relating to Public Servant
Chapter XIV False Evidence and Offences against Public Justice
- False Evidence and Fabrication of False Evidence (Ss. 227 to 229)
- Aggravated Forms of False Evidence (Ss. 230 to 232)
- Offences Punishable in the Same Way as Giving or Fabricating False Evidence (Ss. 233 to 237)
Chapter XV Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals
Chapter XVI Offences Relating to Religion