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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
1. Extent and Jurisdiction (S. 1)
- Extent and Jurisdiction (S. 1)
- Concept Applications 1.1.1 (MCQ)
- Concept Applications 1.1.2 (2 Marks)
- Concept Applications 1.1.3 (Short Notes 5/6 Marks)
- Concept Application 1.1.4 (Essay Type 12/16 Marks)
- Concept Applications 1.1.5 (Situational Problems)
2. Definitions (S. 2):
- Definitions Related to Human Being (Ss. 2(2/3/6/10/17/19/26/27/35))
- Person (S. 2(26))
- Dishonestly, Wrongful Gain and Wrongful Loss (Ss. 2(7/36 to 38))
- Concept Application 1.2.1 (MCQ)
3. General Explanations (S. 3)
Chapter II – of Punishments
1. Theories of Punishment
- What is Punishment?
- Deterrent Theory of Punishment
- Retributive Theory of Punishment
- Preventive Theory of Punishment
- Reformative Theory of Punishment
- Expiatory Theory of Punishment
- Compensation Theory of Punishment
Provisions under BNS
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)
- Act Done Under Compulsion (S. 32)
- Abetment under BNS (Ss. 45, 47, 48 and 49)
- Abettor under BNS (S. 46)
- Person Abetted does Act with Different Intention from that of Abettor (S. 50)
- Liability of Abettor when One Act Abetted and Different Act Done (Ss. 51 to 54)
- Punishment for attempt to Commit Offence (S. 62)
Chapter VI of Offences Affecting the Human Body
Offences Of kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery and Forced Labour:
- Kidnapping under BNS (S. 137)
- Abduction under BNS (S. 138)
- Kidnapping of Woman Forcing her into Marriage or Sexual Relations (S. 87 BNS)
- Kidnapping of Child for Stealing or for Begging (S. 97 and 139)
- Kidnapping or Abducting in Order to Murder or for Ransom (S. 140)
- Importation of Girl or Boy from Foreign Country (S. 141)
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
- Public Nuisance: Definition (S. 270)
- Offence Related to Spread of Infectious Disease (Ss. 271 to 273)
- Offences Related to Adulteration of Food (Ss. 274 and 275)
- Offences Related to Adulteration of Drugs (Ss. 276-278)
- Offences Related to Environment (Ss. 279 and 280)
- Offences Affecting Public Safety and Convenience (Ss. 281 to 293, 297)
- Offences Related to Obscenity (Ss. 294 to 296)
Chapter XVI of Offences Relating to Religion
Chapter XVII of Offences against Property
- Theft (S. 303)
- Snatching (S. 304)
- Aggravated Forms of Theft (Ss. 305 to 307 BNS)
- Extortion and Punishment For it (S. 308(1) and 308(2) BNS)
- Aggravated Forms of Extortion (S. 308(3) to S. 308(7))
- Robbery (S. 309)
- Dacoity (Ss. 310 to 313)
- Dishonest Misappropriation of Property (Ss. 314 and 315)
Chapter XVIII of Offences Relating to Documents and to Property Marks
- Making a False Document (S. 335)
- Forgery (S. 336)
- Forgery of Record of Court or of Public Register, etc. (S. 337)
- Forgery Involving Valuable Securities, Wills, and Property Documents (S. 338)
Chapter XIX of Criminal Intimidation, Insult, Annoyance, Defamation, Etc